Building kernels on different machines [WAS: System Map]

[Tony Hammitt]

You also have to remember to back up your .config file (if you've
already configured the kernel) to some other place, preferrably
with a machine dependent name as in:

'cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.blah/.config /usr/src/laptop.config'

BEFORE you do the 'make mkproper'.  In fact, copy the file clear
out to your home directory, too.  Reconfiguring your kernel because
you forgot to back up the config file is very frustrating.  Even with
the xconfig or menuconfig options, it still takes a long time and
you may not get it back to how you had it before...

Now if the distro vendors would just publish thier .config files,
we'd all be able to get things done a lot easier.

Oh well, at least we can use the kernels that ship with the distros
nowadays.  I remember not having ethernet until I got the kernel
from slackware recompiled a while ago.  Made for some
interesting evenings transferring chopped up kernels on floppies.

Later,

    Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Duston, Hal <hdusto01 at sprintspectrum.com>
To: Kclug <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 12:33 PM
Subject: Building kernels on different machines [WAS: System Map]

> Before the make modules_install is done, the module files are 
> scattered all over the kernel source tree, so you would need 
> to hunt them down.  That is why I complete the _entire_ process
> before I pack up the output and move it.  If you are not using 
> modules, you are correct, and that is not an issue.  Although 
> make install does require you to have at least a skeletal 
> kernel tree.  On my other boxes, I have absolutely no kernel 
> tree present.  (Aside from /usr/src/linux/include of course.)
> 
> Hal Duston
> hald at sound.net
> hdusto01 at sprintspectrum.com
> 
> Benjamin Gall [ben at bensonlaw.com] wrote:
> > 
> > Wouldn't it be easier just to compile the kernel on the other machine,
> > .zip it, .tgz it, or .tar.gz it back up.
> > And then copy it over to the old machine, extract it then do your make
> > installs?  Just a thought...
> > 
> > ben
> 
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