On 3/12/07, Alfred von Campe <alfred@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I was just going to report these myself. Anyway, I am on the final
step at the moment (the RPM is being built). But I have a couple of
questions regarding this process of building a custom kernel:
1. Why is it not a good idea to build a custom kernel
as root (you have to be root to install it)?
Building as root is bad practice for all software. This is mostly to
protect you from bad code. If a cleanup script tries to delete /
instead of just the buildroot, you'll be in a world of hurt by
building as root. By building as a normal/restricted user you reduce
the permissions available to the code, thereby minimizing potential
damage.
2. Why do these steps not work if you do this as root
(i.e., no ~/rpmbuild after fedora-buildrpmtree)?
Root's rpmbuild dir is /usr/src/redhat
3. After copying the config file an making one small
change with "make xconfig", why are there so many
differences in the config file?
Are they actual changes, or is the diff now simply off by a few lines?
The first two questions are just intellectual curiosity, but the
third one really has me wondering what's going on. I followed the
steps in the Wiki, and when I diff'ed the original config file to the
one create by "make xconfig" after making two changes in the serial
port section, I saw a lot of differences.
Like what?
--
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
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