Re: Why compiling.

2012-08-01 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 1 Aug 2012 19:32:15 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 31 iul 12, 13:21:40, Celejar wrote: > > > > > > From where? Your network is down and your other machine runs on a custom > > > kernel. > > > > Plug the regular machine straight into the internet connection (cable > > modem) and g

Re: Why compiling.

2012-08-01 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 31 iul 12, 13:21:40, Celejar wrote: > > > > From where? Your network is down and your other machine runs on a custom > > kernel. > > Plug the regular machine straight into the internet connection (cable > modem) and grab an appropriate kernel. Devil's advocate mode: sorry, your ISP requi

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-31 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:04:44 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: > On 10/07/12 11:28 PM, Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:21:37 -0400 > > Gary Dale wrote: > > > >> On 10/07/12 10:52 PM, Celejar wrote: > >>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 > >>> Gary Dale wrote: > > ... > > > Having a porta

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-31 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:05:02 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 10 iul 12, 22:50:02, Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:22:46 +0300 > > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > Not quite sure I get you - if my hypothetical router (running x86 HW, > > not like my actual routers that run OpenWRT on

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-13 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, Atıf CEYLAN wrote: > For example, my wireless card is not supported by debian wheezy standart > kernel. Also non-free package is not working. So I compile it from > source code and I change some part of the code (because some part of > code is not working with my hardware). So I must make com

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 21:11 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > martin@merkaba:~> ls -lh /boot/{vm,init}* > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14M Jul 3 16:39 /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14M Jul 3 16:39 /boot/initrd.img-3.4-trunk-amd64 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8,8M Jul 3 16:39 /

Re: [OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Martin Steigerwald: > Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > > On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 20:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > > I did not yet compile a complete KDE > > > > > > > > Even compiling something simple as e17 without using a script is a >

Re: [OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 20:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > I did not yet compile a complete KDE > > Even compiling something simple as e17 without using a script is a > PITA :D. I don´t think that building KDE SC would be that complex, ther

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Raffaele Morelli: > 2012/7/10 Muhammad Yousuf Khan > > > This is a very basic question but confusing me for very long. so i > > need your help. > > > > why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are > > compiling kernel on debian. > > what is t

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Kumar Appaiah: > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:54:29AM -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > > The kernel provided when you install Linux, Debian included, has to > > work on nearly every system out there so it includes drivers for > > nearly piece of hardware that can be ins

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 08:54 -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > > why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are > > > compiling kernel on debian.

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Andrei POPESCU: > > why should my work machine kernel need to be > > appropriate for my router? > > A stock kernel should work for both. IMHO, even if you do use custom > kernels, it's probably a good idea to keep a stock kernel around for > backup and troubles

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 09:04 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > > The reason machine A is not bootable is because a minor hardware > > change is capable of doing that with a custom kernel. > > +1 > > I almost exclusively use self-build kernels only, becau

Re: [OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 20:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > I did not yet compile a complete KDE Even compiling something simple as e17 without using a script is a PITA :D. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact lis

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Hallo Andrei, Am Dienstag, 10. Juli 2012 schrieb Andrei POPESCU: > 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 m

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Dienstag, 10. Juli 2012 schrieb Gary Dale: > People who prepare the individual packages or distributions are > usually the only ones who need to compile code. However, some > brave/foolhardy souls must have the latest code from the developer's > source and compile their own. This is invariably

Re: [OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Dienstag, 10. Juli 2012 schrieb Camaleón: > > i have heard many time that people are compiling kernel on debian. > > That's a good example. I wanted to have a 3.5-rc5 kernel for testing. And it did compile in about 10 minutes here. ;) There is no need to tough, if you happy with packages jus

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-07-11 at 09:04 -0400, Gary Dale wrote: > The reason machine A is not bootable is because a minor hardware change > is capable of doing that with a custom kernel. +1 I almost exclusively use self-build kernels only, because I need them, but I don't drop too much hardware support, usu

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Gary Dale
On 10/07/12 11:28 PM, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:21:37 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: On 10/07/12 10:52 PM, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: ... Having a portable kernel is a lot simpler than trying to rescue a non-bootable machine from a live CD. Tr

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Raffaele Morelli
samba etc for > almost more then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever > i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in > any environment then why compiling? > again, adding/removing features could be of some interest, don't know about s

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-11 Thread Atıf CEYLAN
need of > >> compiling in this time window. > >> > >> secondly i have read that people are compiling Squid SAMBA and all > >> the other packages but why. i am using KVM, squid samba etc for > >> almost more then 1 year and all the servers are providing

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Dom
On 11/07/12 01:06, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 08:54 -0700, Mike McClain wrote: Howdy, On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are compiling kernel on debian. what is the reason for this? i

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 10 iul 12, 22:50:02, Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:22:46 +0300 > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > 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 kern

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 08:54:29AM -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > The kernel provided when you install Linux, Debian included, has to work > on nearly every system out there so it includes drivers for nearly piece > of hardware that can be installed in a PC. > > I always compile a kernel with only t

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:21:37 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: > On 10/07/12 10:52 PM, Celejar wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 > > Gary Dale wrote: ... > >> Having a portable kernel is a lot simpler than trying to rescue a > >> non-bootable machine from a live CD. > > True - but then I can

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Gary Dale
On 10/07/12 10:47 PM, Celejar wrote: On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:06:02 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 08:54 -0700, Mike McClain wrote: Howdy, On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are com

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Gary Dale
On 10/07/12 10:52 PM, Celejar wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: On 10/07/12 04:22 PM, Andrei POPESCU 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 wher

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:20:05 -0400 Gary Dale wrote: > On 10/07/12 04:22 PM, Andrei POPESCU 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 reaso

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:22:46 +0300 Andrei POPESCU 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 ma

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:06:02 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 08:54 -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > > > > > why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are > > > compiling ke

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 08:54 -0700, Mike McClain wrote: > Howdy, > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > > > why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are > > compiling kernel on debian. > > what is the reason for this? i am using debian for

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Mike McClain
Howdy, On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 05:03:12PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > > why people do compiling. i have heard many time that people are > compiling kernel on debian. > what is the reason for this? i am using debian for almost 1.5 year and > have been using it on different platform in CLI

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Gary Dale
On 10/07/12 04:22 PM, Andrei POPESCU 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

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 22:43 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 23:28 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > On Ma, 10 iul 12, 21:33:51, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > > > > I compile software myself for at least three reasons. > > > 1. In the past I often was a tester for e.g. Qtractor and I

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-07-10 at 23:28 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Ma, 10 iul 12, 21:33:51, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > > I compile software myself for at least three reasons. > > 1. In the past I often was a tester for e.g. Qtractor and I plan to do > > it in the future again. It also is needed, if you

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 10 iul 12, 21:33:51, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > I compile software myself for at least three reasons. > 1. In the past I often was a tester for e.g. Qtractor and I plan to do > it in the future again. It also is needed, if you wish to do > translations. Until now I never finished a translation

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
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 machi

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
the other packages but why. i am using KVM, squid samba etc for > > almost more then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever > > i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in > > any environment then why compiling? > > I compile software m

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Ralf Mardorf
ers are providing me what ever > i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in > any environment then why compiling? I compile software myself for at least three reasons. 1. In the past I often was a tester for e.g. Qtractor and I plan to do it in the future again. It al

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Celejar
piling Squid SAMBA and all > > the other packages but why. i am using KVM, squid samba etc for > > almost more then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever > > i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in > > any environment then why compil

Re: [OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
ces or have nice functionalities not present in older reelases. > >> secondly i have read that people are compiling Squid SAMBA and all the >> other packages but why. i am using KVM, squid samba etc for almost more >> then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever

[OT] Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Camaleón
m using KVM, squid samba etc for almost more > then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever i asled all > the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in any environment > then why compiling? When all works fine there's usually no need to compile things. People co

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
ing Squid SAMBA and all >> the other packages but why. i am using KVM, squid samba etc for >> almost more then 1 year and all the servers are providing me what ever >> i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in >> any environment then why compiling? &g

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Gary Dale
ever i asled all the services are very comprehensive and could be fit in any environment then why compiling? Thanks, There is little need to compile code. In fact, doing so will probably have a negative impact on your system's stability, especially if you use other than the official so

Re: Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Kousik Maiti
ces are very comprehensive and could be fit in > any environment then why compiling? > > > Thanks, > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > A

Why compiling.

2012-07-10 Thread Muhammad Yousuf Khan
comprehensive and could be fit in any environment then why compiling? Thanks, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAGWVfM=vwd6hvuuc2wyfsiqzexqr3nl9r7cns