Re: Kernel compilation problem

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com>]

Hi,
	Firstly: It was a problem with kernel sources not expecting
 the suddenly POSIX compliant expr in shell utils, not with
 make-kpkg. (/usr/doc/kernel-package.Problems.gz in newer
 kernel-packages dissects this in detail).

	Secondly, sure, this is Unix. You can always do things
 multiple ways, in this case, you could do things the old way. You'll
 have to manage modules, System.map, psdatabse, and the kernel-image,
 make sure Lilo knows about the location of the kernel images on your
 machine, and remember to update the lilo database every time you
 install or remove an image, and remember to remove *all* components
 of the image safely. No special procedures required. 

	It can be done. We all used to have to, before kernel-package
 was written (the tedium of a kernel upgrade was one reason it *was*
 written).

	make-kpkg just makes it a tad bit easier. But there is no arm
 twisting going on ;-)

	Manoj

-- 
 "Bush has it backwards -- abortion is surgical; bombing is murder."
 sign at anti-war march
Manoj Srivastava               <url:mailto:srivasta@acm.org>
Mobile, Alabama USA            <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>