-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 One thing you might consider is don't do any sym links to the source tree until you install the modules and stuff. That might make a difference. On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 11:14:32PM -0400, Robert Spangler wrote: > Oh wow. Yeah, it's kind of odd. It's un-Linux-like to do things behind my > back like that and I find it to be extremely annoying. I'm redownloading > the kernel archive and am going to try it again to see if the same thing > happens, but when I cd into a kernel tree and make mrproper, I expect it to > start fresh. > > > luke wrote: >> I've been noticing a similar behavior with kernel.org tarballs and >> menuconfig, under Ubuntu, without kernel-package installed. >> >> Luke >> >> >> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008, Robert Spangler wrote: >> >>> That's what is weird - I did. I used >>> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.26.1.tar.bz2. I'll >>> investigate it more later - maybe kernel-package is doing something funny? >>> >>> >>> Gregory Nowak wrote: >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>> >>>> It sounds like you may be using the debian sources, since you >>>> mentioned a package. I know that it's normal for what you describe to >>>> happen when you do oldconfig, and you don't have a .config file in the >>>> kernel source directory, I've never heard of that happening with >>>> menuconfig, unless this is a debian thing like you said. What I wanted >>>> to mention, in case you weren't aware of it, is that you don't have to use >>>> the debian sources to build a custom >>>> kernel using kernel-package if you don't want to. I personally use the >>>> standard sources from kernel.org. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 10:34:23PM -0400, Robert Spangler wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Wow, this is odd! I untared the linux-2.6.26.1 package, created a >>>>> symlink to it, called linux, and installed a git copy of Speakup to it. >>>>> When I go in and do make menuconfig, it tried to take settings out of the >>>>> config file for my current kernel from /boot! Then, I went to move that >>>>> and it tried to take them from arch/x86/config or whatever....What's >>>>> going on here? Whatever happened to just plain custom-kernel building? >>>>> LOL...Unless this is a Debian thing but I don't recall reading about it. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Robby >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>>> >>>> - -- web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >>>> gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >>>> skype: gregn1 >>>> (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >>>> >>>> - -- >>>> Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >>>> >>>> iEYEARECAAYFAkiXvk8ACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyB7YQCgjHeoAeeOW4kDiOqN5Ik0XWhZ >>>> uJUAn3HH4Hd6mplllb7Ss1K8VKANTI3x >>>> =3694 >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFImF8SWSjv55S0LfERA1a3AJ4nRhM62h9uCxyaClsz620Wfxw4AACg0OqM sCYxY656RpybAYTcoblhqVY= =gZoF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
