Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 12:13:33PM +1000, Russell wrote: Bob Nielsen wrote: AFAIK, the symlink is mostly used when compiling source which looks for headers in /usr/src/linux/include. That's what i understood, for other distros. I think for debian you're supposed to do: ln -s

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 06:54:34PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: Lastly, are you aware of following facts (Content from recent post by prominent Debian person. I am worried about mine ...): * kernel header files for user application Some may still say: The problem under Debian and SuSE is

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Russell
Colin Watson wrote: On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 12:13:33PM +1000, Russell wrote: Bob Nielsen wrote: AFAIK, the symlink is mostly used when compiling source which looks for headers in /usr/src/linux/include. That's what i understood, for other distros. I think for debian you're

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 09:25:55PM +1000, Russell wrote: Colin Watson wrote: There's no such directory - just /usr/include/linux (for the kernel headers against which glibc was compiled, to be used when compiling userspace programs) and /usr/src/linux/include etc. (for the headers of the

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-15 Thread Bob Hilliard
Osamu Aoki [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? I think instead of reinventing wheel, suppliment existing good document as patch bug report. /usr/share/doc/make-kpkg/README.gz (last section is by Kent) For this, use unstable

Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
Hello, This is still a draft. This is a request for advanced users to take a look see and add comments or suggestions. The idea is a step by step instruction for Fresh New to Linux/Debian users, with the hope that they will be encouraged to attempt a rebuild of their kernel almost first thing

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:19:48 -0700 Michael Olds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ ]1.b. if no /usr/src/linux dir exists, make it $ cd /usr/src $ mkdir linux (snip) [ ]1.d create a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux $ ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux Doing 1.b.

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
/usr/src/linux $ ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux Best Wishes! Mike Olds www.buddhadust.org -Original Message- From: Jamin W.Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:25:07 -0700 Michael Olds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 that links to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18. So how should that be

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:25:07 -0700 Michael Olds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want is to end up with a link in the linux directory

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Joyce, Matthew
. Org Subject: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO Hello, This is still a draft. This is a request for advanced users to take a look see and add comments or suggestions. The idea is a step by step instruction for Fresh New to Linux/Debian users, with the hope that they will be encouraged to attempt

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
-Original Message- From: Joyce, Matthew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:41 PM To: 'Michael Olds'; Debian-User@Lists. Debian. Org Subject: RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO I found this document bery useful. http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.en.html

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Michael Olds wrote: Thank you, I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 that links to /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18. So how should that be said? [ ]1.d create a symbolic link

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Bruce
We're getting there. Yes, I have it incorrectly, what is wanted is that step five should read: [ ]5. # cd to /usr/src/linux/kernel-source-2.4.18 Corrected, thanks. I'm not sure that is what you want to do; what you want is your kernel source in a folder that clearly identifies it by

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 11:08:46AM +1000, Russell wrote: Michael Olds wrote: Thank you, I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 that links to

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? I think instead of reinventing wheel, suppliment existing good document as patch bug report. /usr/share/doc/make-kpkg/README.gz (last section is by Kent) For this, use unstable version. Also my Debian Reference has a (good)

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Bob Nielsen wrote: On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 11:08:46AM +1000, Russell wrote: Michael Olds wrote: Thank you, I am still in a fog in terms of simple things like symlinks. What you want is to end up with a link in the linux directory called kernel-source-2.4.18 that links to

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, Looks like using /usr/src/linux is fine but linking /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm to real kernel was the problem. Osamu -- ~\^o^/~~~ ~\^.^/~~~ ~\^*^/~~~ ~\^_^/~~~ ~\^+^/~~~ ~\^:^/~~~ ~\^v^/~~~ + Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA, GPG-key: A8061F32 .''`. Debian

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
Olds www.buddhadust.org -Original Message- From: Bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO We're getting there. Yes, I have it incorrectly, what is wanted is that step five should read

Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Russell
Michael Olds wrote: Thanks Bruce, please see my response to Russell...there is some kind of misunderstanding (no doubt in my head) about the meaning of link and whether a link is to or from, etc. What I described actually worked, so I need to figure out how to say it so everyone will

RE: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Olds
-Original Message- From: Osamu Aoki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Osamu Aoki Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Michael Olds Subject: Re: Rebuilding the Kernel Mini HOW TO Hi, Did you read make-kpkg documentation especially by Kent West? I think instead