Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:26:53 -0800 | Subject | Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? | From | Mike Touloumtzis <> |
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On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 02:18:20PM +0100, Daniel Phillips wrote: > On February 7, 2002 05:13 am, Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > > > > The kernel is just a program, and this is a tools problem. You don't > > see people arguing that cat's documentation should be moved into /bin/cat > > in case administrators misplace "cat.1.gz". > > Cat is standard, kernels aren't. When was the last time you installed a > custom cat?
I installed a custom rsync just the other day, and I did it by downloading the Debian rsync source, patching it, and building a Debian package. I would certainly do the same for cat if I needed to.
Sorry, I still don't see any fundamental difference.
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