I don't even bother with the /usr/src/linux symlink--there doesn't seem any point any more. On Tue, 5 Aug 2008, Steve Holmes wrote: > -----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----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
