Team: I need to apply the freeswan patch to the kernel, and, as always, I hope to do this "The Debian Way". I've been reading the make-kpkg man page, and there appears to be 3 different ways to do this.
1. The patch_the_kernel configuration option, which I assume is somewhere in the .config file that I just haven't found yet. 2. The PATCH_THE_KERNEL environment variable. Where is this set? I don't seem to have one in my, or root's environment. Should I just add it to my, and/or root's, .bashrc or .bash_profile? If so, which one? 3. The added_patches option to make-kpkg It seems that setting the PATCH_THE_KERNEL environment variable to AUTO makes the most sense - this way, you only add the patches if you specify the added_patches option to make-kpkg, giving you control. In the above scenario, am I correct in assuming that setting the PATCH_THE_KERNEL environment variable to AUTO and specifying the added_patches option to make-kpkg without listing specific patches will apply ALL the patches in /usr/src/kernel-patches? So, if you go this way, you need to be sure that you have just the patches you want, or that you explicitly list the subset you want each time you build a kernel? Thanks madmac -- Doug MacFarlane [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]