Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 23 Jan 1997 23:42:17 +0100 | From | Billy Harvey <> | Subject | Re: A packaged kernel |
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Another possibility involves having a custom kernel compiled and emailed to you. This would possibily be implimented easiest via a web page interface, where a series of boxes could be checked to indicate what was needed. Indeed, an html interface for compilation selection options on your own hardware would be nice. What would need to be mailed I assume is the zImage, and the appropriate header files. Is there anything else programs need to reference in the source tree? The question of why to do this versus allowing ftp access could probably be answered via a measurement of the load on the system. Additionally, since an average compile time could be estimated once the host hardware was identified, a response to the request could include an expected delivery time. Obviously, the compile could 'niced' to cause minimal load on a system used for real work. The nice thing about that is a control of only one compile at a time could be implemented. Which takes overall less system time: The compilation and emailing of a custom compiled kernel with any necessary support files, or the ftp session to download 7 MB? Is there anyone out there who would be willing to do this as an experiment? Someone with a fast Alpha or an unused Sun maybe.
Billy Harvey weh@magic.bunt.com
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