Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:09:37 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: Universal debug macros. |
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On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Chmouel Boudjnah wrote: > > > > "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com> writes: > > > > > > > Something RedHat & co may want to consider doing is providing a basic > > > > > kernel and have, as part of the install procedure or later, an > > > > > automatic recompile and install kernel procedure. It could be > > > > > automated very easily, and on all but the very slowest of machines, it > > > > > really doesn't take that long. > > > > > > > > this completely not possible to do in regard of the end-users eyes. > > > > > > > > > > Why not? > > > > slow !! end-user want to install a distribution fast !!! > > > > it need a lot to be friendly the compilation (ie: we cannot do only > > launch of make xconfig, not everyone now which options to select), > > what we can do is a detection of the module and recompile a kernel > > with the detected module for recompilation but there is too much error > > case that could not be handle. > > > > It's not that slow compared to a whole distro install, although you would > of course want to do it *optionally*. You wouldn't want to get into > every single option, of course, but I thought that was obvious > (apparently not.) The drivers and stuff is the least of the problem -- > there, you can use modules anyway. > > -hpa >
End users have bee known to try a kernel compile..
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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