question about vt1211

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Hi Sasha:

> On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:51:24 -0800 (PST), Sasha Raykhman wrote:
> > I need some help in explaining how to install 2.10.2 package.  
> > 
> > The problem I have is that I am compiling kernel on my
> > host computer for a different target board. Installation
> > instructions and make file presented in the package will
> > install necessary files on the host, but not in my source
> > tree which I need to compile for the target .  Is there a
> > way to solve the problem?

* Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org> [2007-01-23 09:13:08 +0100]:
> Try setting the DESTDIR variable to your staged installation root.
> Either edit the Makefile to set it, or pass it on the command line:
> # make DESTDIR=/tmp/fakeroot user_install
> Then you can copy the files from /tmp/fakeroot to your target host.

Also:  if the build host has a Linux 2.6.x kernel but the target has a 2.4.x
kernel (or vice versa)... you may want/need to override SYSFS_SUPPORT in the
Makefile as well.

Regards,

-- 
Mark M. Hoffman
mhoffman at lightlink.com





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