On Tue, 08 May 2007 12:47:28 -0500 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2007 16:10:29 +0200, Raffaele Morelli > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > That's ok, I follow the general (healthy) rule and do not log as root > > if unnecessary, but for kernel (and program) compile I can not picture > > 'make-kpkg' or 'configure && make' doing something regrettable. > > Thanks for the vote of confidence, but you know, you should not > have to do this. > make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot kernel_image > should work perfectly well. When I'm not being lazy, I often do it that way, largely because you suggest it in the docs. >From /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz: With the addition of fakeroot ( a really nice program, I recommend it). Steps 1 to 4 can be carried out as a non root user. Step 5 does require root privileges. > manoj > -- > The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs > in it. Brian Kernighan > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> > 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]