Re: [Sheflug] SuSE 7.2 kernel source

[matt fairtlough <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex Hudson wrote:


> Ahhh.... procconfig - I didn't realise you were talking about this because....
> <...>
> This isn't part of the mainline kernel (unless it slipped in without me 
> watching..); it's something SuSE have obviously slapped on the side. You 
> often get kernel patches applied by distributors, although SuSE, RedHat and 
> Mandrake will generally apply a lot more patches than the likes of Debian, 
> Slack, etc.

Ah, I didn't know that.  Would probably have gone with Deb or Slack 
then, because it is just those patches (put in place to help a beginner) 
which make things difficult when a beginner wants to do the sort of 
things I'm trying.  Wouldn't it be nice to have a note somewhere saying 
exactly what they _have_ slapped on?  This has bugged me from the start 
of my Linux experience when people would say things like: "just get 
yourself a current kernel and start compiling..."


> The reason it didn't get into Linux was because it is a problem soluable in 
> userspace - copying .config to /lib/modules-*/, and possibly also the 
> System.map, modules.dep, etc., for absolutely everything. It doesn't need to 
> be in the kernel, basically, although some might suggest it handier to be in 
> a /proc bundle.

I see your point.  But if you have a kernel installed by your distro 
installation procedures and do not have a record of the .config file 
used...it is rather handy.


>> Yep, doing that.  but file loading/saving under xconfig seems buggy.
>> I've had error messages complaining that no value was set for some options.
> 
> The sounds like it could be something to do with the extra patches SuSE slap 
> on - I've never had that problem with a stock kernel, except where loading an 
> old configuration.

sounds convincing.  Ugh.

Matt.

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