From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CngiO-0000gr-00 for ; Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:18:56 -0500 Received: from D7M25561.talkingirc.com (d156.as1.dytn.oh.core.com [207.90.102.157]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j09HIrrt068980 for ; Sun, 9 Jan 2005 17:18:54 GMT (envelope-from ace@talkingirc.com) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050109121652.01f42120@mail.talkingirc.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:18:51 -0500 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." From: ace In-Reply-To: <20050109162521.GB11765@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> References: <6.2.0.14.0.20050108015134.01f2b0c8@pop.voyager.net> <20050108154209.GA5846@bruzos.org> <20050109162521.GB11765@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0501-1, 01/07/2005), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Subject: Re: Kernel Compilation X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 17:18:56 -0000 How come when I perform the make mrproper command I get something like auc: cmd. line 2: fatal, cannot open file /usr/src/linux-2.6.10/include/linux/version.h: for reading, no such file or directory I made a symlink to /usr/src/linux-2.6.10 by typing ln -s linux linux-2.6.10 in the /usr/src directory. The symlink seems to be working fine bc I was able to run checkout and patch the tree with Speakup successfully. Thanks At 11:25 AM 1/9/2005, you wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I would like to add some additional comments about kernel >recompilation if possible. I am currently using a 2.6.9 kernel on my >Slackware 10.0 settup here. > >When untarring the kernel source from ftp.kernel.org, let it go ahead >and dump into linux-2.6.10 (or whatever version) into /usr/src. in >Slackware /usr/src/linux is symbolicly linked to the current version >anyway. The current configuration generated by a 'make menuconfig' is >.config built at the top of the linux source tree. As suggested >earlier, I would copy this .config file into a safe place like your >personal home directory so it can be brought back in the next time you >do a kernel compile. From what I've read in the README in linux-2.6 >kernels, you only have to type 'make' to build kernel static source >and modules. I just then do a separate 'make modules_install' when >I'm ready to install the modules for prime time use. I also have a >couple simple shell scripts that copy the compiled kernel from the >../../../boot directory of the kernel source tree over to the /boot >directory. I also use lilo to maintain a separate boot label with >this kernel image and preserve one older one incase I break it. > >Hope this helps. > >- -- >HolmesGrown Solutions >The best solutions for the best price! >http://ld.net/?holmesgrown >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > >iD8DBQFB4VrwWSjv55S0LfERAmIhAJ4r6TLDKPAwcs2o/yc3lU+dyEbFRwCePf6t >f7kVrPBs1UriBqv3BrQ40Ng= >=+UQV >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup Network Administrator of irc.talkingirc.com http://www.talkingirc.com