on 1/7/03 11:46 PM, Anticipating a Reply at ruxyz@yahoo.com wrote: > Hi All , > > Can anybody please tell me in what order > the different parts of the Linux Kernel source > code gets compiled , linked and executed/called ? > The order of execution is unclear to me > when the Kernel boots up . > > I tried to follow the Makefiles , but > it lead only to more confusion . Can anybody > point to some good document ,if any ,on this. > I would appreciate a detailed explanation on this. > Thanks in advance . > Hi, You'll find an overview of the booting and compilation process in this online book: http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html -- David Dufresne, Sys. admin. <dufresne@mediafusion.com> Médiafusion Inc. <http://www.mediafusion.com> 700, rue Wellington Bureau 1200 Montreal (Quebec) H3C 1T4 Tel.(514) 599-5721 Fax.(514) 599-5724 -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/