On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:22:46 +0300 Andrei POPESCU <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Ma, 10 iul 12, 15:08:52, Celejar wrote: > > > > And why do I care whether the kernel I compile locally for a > > specific machine is portable? > > Imagine a situation where due to whatever reason the kernel image of > your router machine gets corrupted, then you can just copy the file from > another machine ;) Not quite sure I get you - if my hypothetical router (running x86 HW, not like my actual routers that run OpenWRT on arm, and that don't have lots of extra MB to spare) needs a new kernel, I can just send over a distro stock one; why should my work machine kernel need to be appropriate for my router? Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
