Ace, You have the arguments in the wrong order on your ln command. You want the linux-2.6.10 to come before the linux argument. The way you did it was asking that a symbolic link be created called "linux-2.6.10", and you want your symbolic link to be called "linux". Chuck On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, ace wrote: > How come when I perform the make mrproper command I get something like > auc: cmd. line 2: fatal, cannot open file > /usr/src/linux-2.6.10/include/linux/version.h: for reading, no such file or > directory > I made a symlink to /usr/src/linux-2.6.10 by typing > ln -s linux linux-2.6.10 > in the /usr/src directory. The symlink seems to be working fine bc I was > able to run checkout and patch the tree with Speakup successfully. > > Thanks > > At 11:25 AM 1/9/2005, you wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> I would like to add some additional comments about kernel >> recompilation if possible. I am currently using a 2.6.9 kernel on my >> Slackware 10.0 settup here. >> >> When untarring the kernel source from ftp.kernel.org, let it go ahead >> and dump into linux-2.6.10 (or whatever version) into /usr/src. in >> Slackware /usr/src/linux is symbolicly linked to the current version >> anyway. The current configuration generated by a 'make menuconfig' is >> .config built at the top of the linux source tree. As suggested >> earlier, I would copy this .config file into a safe place like your >> personal home directory so it can be brought back in the next time you >> do a kernel compile. From what I've read in the README in linux-2.6 >> kernels, you only have to type 'make' to build kernel static source >> and modules. I just then do a separate 'make modules_install' when >> I'm ready to install the modules for prime time use. I also have a >> couple simple shell scripts that copy the compiled kernel from the >> ../../../boot directory of the kernel source tree over to the /boot >> directory. I also use lilo to maintain a separate boot label with >> this kernel image and preserve one older one incase I break it. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> - -- >> HolmesGrown Solutions >> The best solutions for the best price! >> http://ld.net/?holmesgrown >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFB4VrwWSjv55S0LfERAmIhAJ4r6TLDKPAwcs2o/yc3lU+dyEbFRwCePf6t >> f7kVrPBs1UriBqv3BrQ40Ng= >> =+UQV >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > Network Administrator of > irc.talkingirc.com > http://www.talkingirc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full) "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson Personal site www.hhs48.com, Download site www.mhcable.com/~chuckh
