Actually use of /usr/src/linux is *highly* discouraged. It is far better to use the /usr/src/linux-... or better still create a /usr/src/local/linux or some such directory and use that for compiling kernels and tweaking and experimenting. You can royally jack up your install by using /usr/src/linux as a kernel playground. Unless Linus got tired of people jacking up their systems and changed the behavior of the kernel libraries.
-----Original Message----- From: Frank Wiles
... /usr/src/linux isn't a "magic place" or anything.
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:03:28 -0600 "Brian Densmore" <DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com> wrote:
Actually use of /usr/src/linux is *highly* discouraged. It is far better to use the /usr/src/linux-... or better still create a /usr/src/local/linux or some such directory and use that for compiling kernels and tweaking and experimenting. You can royally jack up your install by using /usr/src/linux as a kernel playground.
Unless Linus got tired of people jacking up their systems and changed the behavior of the kernel libraries.
I think you are misinformed. Can you explain exactly what would be "royally jacked up"? --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <frank@wiles.org> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Frank Wiles wrote:
I think you are misinformed. Can you explain exactly what would be "royally jacked up"?
They're using the term wrong, anyway. "Royally Jacked Up" means that someone of royal blood has propped up one end so they can change the tire. I know people get confused about that, a lot. 8-) How's it going, Frank? Adrian
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:22:02 -0600 (CST) "L. Adrian Griffis" <adrian@nerds.org> wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Frank Wiles wrote:
I think you are misinformed. Can you explain exactly what would be "royally jacked up"?
They're using the term wrong, anyway. "Royally Jacked Up" means that someone of royal blood has propped up one end so they can change the tire. I know people get confused about that, a lot. 8-)
How's it going, Frank?
hehehe what a great definition. Things are going pretty well, how are things at DST? --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <frank@wiles.org> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
Brian Densmore wrote:
Actually use of /usr/src/linux is *highly* discouraged. It is far better to use the /usr/src/linux-...
Unless we're thinking of a different kernel, the /usr/src/linux location is merely a standand for the location of the kernel headers used for compilation of modules or programs that need the kernel headers. Every time I upgrade the kernel I relink /usr/src/linux to the new kernel sources location.
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:25:47 -0600 Jason Clinton <me@jasonclinton.com> wrote:
Jason Clinton wrote:
the /usr/src/linux location is merely a standand for the location of the kernel headers used for
compilation of modules or programs that need the kernel headers.
As an addendum, /usr/include/linux is also used.
Ah ok. I was a bit confused, because on RH systems there /usr/src/linux doesn't even exist if you don't install the kernel source. :) --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <frank@wiles.org> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
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