On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:42:09 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Many Gentoo scripts rely on /usr/src/linux pointing to the currently > *running* kernel. Without it, vmware-modules won't build for example.
The symlink needs to point to the target kernel, the currently running kernel can be determined from uname -r. This is important when you have built a new kernel and need to re-emerge something like nvidia-drivers (or vmware-modules as you mention, but this isn't so urgent). The running kernel already has the modules, the symlink means the new merge build for the new kernel, so you don;t lose X (or vmware) when you reboot. -- Neil Bothwick Things which must be shipped together as a set, aren't.
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
