Messages in this thread |  | | From | Daniel Phillips <> | Subject | Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? | Date | Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:19:36 +0100 |
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On February 7, 2002 07:26 pm, Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 02:18:20PM +0100, Daniel Phillips wrote: > > On February 7, 2002 05:13 am, Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > > > > > > The kernel is just a program, and this is a tools problem. You don't > > > see people arguing that cat's documentation should be moved into /bin/cat > > > in case administrators misplace "cat.1.gz". > > > > Cat is standard, kernels aren't. When was the last time you installed a > > custom cat? > > I installed a custom rsync just the other day, and I did it by downloading > the Debian rsync source, patching it, and building a Debian package. > I would certainly do the same for cat if I needed to. > > Sorry, I still don't see any fundamental difference.
Yes, and would you configure cat? Which options would you select?
I'm trying to avoid just saying 'you're being silly', but it's what I really mean.
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