On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 04:07:04PM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote: > I've got an Athlon XP 2000 system running as my desktop machine. I've > also got a PIII 850 laptop and a p133 mail server. While recompiling the > kernel on the laptop isn't too time consuming it still takes almost > twice as long as it does on my desktop. And don't even get me started > about the p133... :) > > Using the Debian Way of rolling a kernel, can I use my desktop to > compile the kernel for the other machines? Are there any special flags, > or is there any special optimization that is done at compile time that I > might lose if I compile on a machine other than the one the kernel is > going to be run on? > > Eventually, I'd like to do all of my compilation on my desktop, but for > now I'd be content with just the kernel. Though if anyone has any > general tips on the subject, they'd be very much appreciated.
I take it you've never compiled a kernel on a 386 (type 'make', come back the next morning to see if it succeeded)! Actually, this is (IMHO) one of the biggest pluses for the Debian method of kernel compilation/packaging. Compile on the desktop using make-kpkg and transfer the file over to the other computer(s). You can choose 386 and have the kernel not be CPU-dependent but I believe it is also possible (although I haven't tried it) to compile an optimized kernel on a machine with a different series of CPU (within the i386 family). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
