On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 12:29:50 -0600, Terry Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > Roberto Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >>Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > >>>.. ;-) And I need to get time to learn the Debian way. ;-) > > >>The Debian way is really a piece of cake. > > > ..patching too? How about Netfilter Patch-O-Matic? > > > > > From `man make-kpkg': > > [...] > > Thanks for the tip on the patching options, I didn't know it included > that. Cool! (Because actually, I do have a few patches I want to > try out .... hmmm). > > > The most difficult aspect is getting past the initial psychological > > fear. My first 6 months using Debian I was petrified of trying to > > recompile a new kernel. After I finally took the plunge, I wondered > > why I had been so scared. ..and I don't even have that excuse. ;-) > I started compiling the kernel with make-kpkg when I needed to > get ALSA working (there's basically no other way to get it right, as > the modules have to be compiled in any case). I found that compiling > the kernel with make-kpkg was actually easier than finding the right > pre-compiled kernel and module packages. > > In fact, it was almost as easy as using dpkg (not quite). > > I think it's so easy, in fact, that I'm questioning whether -- with > just a little bit of improvement -- if it could become the PRIMARY way > to install a Debian kernel. ..uh, it isn't? I thought it is. > I wonder if it'd be possible to make the make-menuconfig script look > like (or be preceded by) a debconf configuration process. It's already > pretty similar. ..it is possible to setup debconf to control make-menuconfig, no? > My feeling is that with the Debian kernel-package available, the > main obstacle to compiling the kernel is psychological. It just > feels like you're doing something drastic, because there's all this > lore out there that dates from the old way, and makes it seem > like a major hacking experience. But the reality just isn't like > that. It's no worse than a basic Gnu Autoconf source install, now. > > And given Debian's positioning as a convenience distribution for > experts, rather than a real newbie distribution, it seems like a very > compatible idea. > > Of course, I am not a Debian developer. Just a very satisfied user. ..me too. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]