Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 30 Sep 2001 16:47:28 -0700 (PDT) | From | Jim Treadway <> | Subject | Re: Makefile gcc -o /dev/null: the dissapearing of /dev/null |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Olaf Titz wrote:
> > So then you can no longer 'make modules && make modules_install', or you > > have to cp or chown /usr/src/linux on a fresh install to compile your > > kernel? Doesn't sound pleasant to me. > > I just do "MakeDist -a" as user and untar the result as root. Script > appended.
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Thanks :) but my "complaint" was really that it was suggested that compiling the kernel (or rather, evaluating certain Makefile variables) as root was akin to crossing a busy freeway blindfolded or something.
This all goes back to a disappearing "/dev/null" which apparently may have been an isolated incident.
Jim
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