From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16TDsW-0005mi-00 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:15:12 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g0N3F0O14226 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:15:00 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16TE0W-0002gl-00 for ; Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:23:28 -0600 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:23:28 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Speakup With Kernel Compile In-Reply-To: <00ce01c1a3b7$d7c15980$3c702041@tampabay.rr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Richard Wells wrote: > Is it possible to update Speakup without compiling the kernel? I have a > stable kernel but I want to get the latest features into it hopefully > without compiling it. No. That is the short answer. The longer answer is that because speakup is a part of the kernel and the only way to add code to a kernel is to patch the source and recompile you must recompile. That being said, there is no reason to fear this. First, having a stable kernel is no huge feat. IT is really quite simple. Second, if you compiled your current kernal then you merely need to patch it, run make oldconfig (which then asks only new questions) and compile away. You can skip the part of making the modules since you haven't any need for more of them. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net Nowlan's Theory: He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from the next freeway exit.