Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 23 May 2002 18:01:36 +0200 | From | Tomas Szepe <> | Subject | Re: kb25 manual [was Re: [Linux-usb-users] Re: What to do with all of the USB UHCI drivers in the kernel?] |
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> | > BTW> one of the reasons I never bothered myself with kbuild-2.5 > | > is for example that nio matter how frequently Keith > | > is advertising it - every time I go there to have a look at it > | > at sf what I find is a scatter heap of .tar.gz. The documentation > | > about how to install it makes me nervous, since I would > | > rather just expect a diff and a README how to use it, so I never > | > look after it. > | > | Duh... All you need is the core package (diff #1), the architecture > | independent modifications package (diff #2) and finally diff #3 that > | adds the arch-specific stuff. Everything's in a single list on sf. > | > | then just do s/t like > | cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-pre8 && zcat \ > | ../kbuild-2.5-core-14.gz \ > | ../kbuild-2.5-common-2.4.19-pre8-1.gz \ > | ../kbuild-2.5-i386-2.4.19-pre8-1.gz \ > | | patch -sp1 > | > | and read the comprehensive manual in Documentation/kbuild/ > | > | What's there to be nervous about? > > so there should just be a short, simple readme about how to > install and use it -- not one that is 2400 lines long. > Other than that, I like it.
How about submitting one to Keith yourself then? :)
No really, I don't think there's a problem with the manual. If you just want to learn how to compile a kernel, you can skim thru the first section of the file in under 30 seconds.
> Other than that, I like it.
Who doesn't. I mean, apart from Wayne Brown who hates to have to remember to issue simpler commands. ;)
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