Morten Bo Johansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have fetched the deb-src package of util-linux 2.10q to comply with >the demands of a kernel 2.4.1. Compiling and installing it seems more >daunting than usual -- the MCONFIG file in the source archive lists a >lot of options that should be answered correctly so as not to wind up >with a system that you cannot log into.
Shouldn't the Debian source package already be patched appropriately? Just run 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot' to build it, assuming you have all the necessary development packages. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]