Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:48:07 +0200 | From | Sam Ravnborg <> | Subject | Re: 2.5 'what to expect' document. |
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 08:31:44PM +0100, Dave Jones wrote:
> Kernel build system. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - make xconfig now requires the qt libraries. - An alternative that uses gtk exitst, named 'make gconfig'
> - Try "make KBUILD_VERBOSE=0 <whatever target>". If you like it, > put KBUILD_VERBOSE=0 into your environment. You could mention the much shorter "make V=0" version.
"make help" provides a list of typical targets, including debugging targets such as allnoconfig etc.
> - "make kernel/mm.o" will build the named file, provided a > corresponding source exists. This also works for (non-composite) > modules. IIRC this is broken for modules at present.
"make kernel/" will compile all files in a subdirectory and below.
> - There is no need to run 'make dep' at any stage
"make dep" is actually deprecated and for no use since one or two months ago.
> - The bdflush() syscall is now officially deprecated. The syscall > does nothing, and prints a stern warning to users. The functionality > is replaced by the pdflush deamons. Can I safely delete /sbin/update from my initscripts then?
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