Pradeep Singh wrote: > > > I suggest (almost) globally substituting "~/kernel" for "/usr/src" > would > work (and would require no additional typing) > (The exception is in the 'What is System.map" where /usr/src should be > retained) > > > well nice idea but i think Red Hat ( i mean Fedora project ) have > done this already, only difference is they have included the kernels > dir in /usr/src/ :-) hmm... I just meant in the FAQ text. Maybe I wasn't clear :) > and u can compile ur kernel from /usr/src but it is generally avoided > cuz of d stock kernel source residing there.... well i guess it may at > odd times create some sort of complications. Exactly. My point is that the FAQ _tells_ you to unpack and compile the kernel under /usr/src And it shouldn't. So the FAQ should be changed. David -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
