Re: [Sheflug] how??

["Barrie Bremner" <nospam [at] barriebremner.com>]

And I missed the make dep line :-)

Alex Hudson writes:

 > > mv linux /usr/src/linux-2.4.1
 > > ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.1 /usr/src/linux
 > 
 > Ewwww, and not recommended. Don't ever change /usr/src/linux!! Making it different over a MAJOR Linux version is even worse!! There is a linux/README, you know, and it's pretty readable ;) I install to /usr/local/src/kernel/v2.4.0/linux, and then 'ln -s /usr/local/src/kernel/[latest]/linux /usr/local/src/linux'. Much nicer, and patches apply too :) Obviously, version numbers change with the different trees. 
 > 
 > To quote linux/README:
 > 
 > 	"Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area!"
 > 
 > :-)

Ooops. Only been doing that for a year or so.... :-)

Baz.
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