On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 09:27:53AM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > At 2002-12-06T07:39:36Z, Nick Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > make-kpkg is kin of idiot proof. I make sure you don't forget to do > > stuff. Also having a .deb of your kernel and using dpkg to install > > it also makes sure you don't forget to do things like run lilo. > > Beyond that, it also provides the package management system with proof > that you actually have a kernel installed so that said management > system doesn't say, "Oh, he needs a kernel!" and install one of its > choosing for you.
Fortunately, this tends not to happen in Debian (it used to be a problem for me in Red Hat). There's a general awareness among maintainers that a lot of people compile their own kernels without telling the packaging system about them, so userland packages don't depend on kernel packages. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
