On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:36:52 +0900 Takehiko Abe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Frank McCormick wrote: > > >>> Well, I always store there all the sources related with my > >>> kernel, modules, etc... I haven't get any problem... BTW, > >>> remember doing the symlink to /usr/src/linux from your > >>> kernel-source. > >> > >> Well then why the warning from the Kernel developers? And what's > >> this about symlinking? Symlinking what to what ? > > I don't know why. but the kernel package readme > (/usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz) also suggests not to build > the kernel there. Also the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) says > that source code may be placed under /usr/src "only for reference > purposes" and "should not be build within". Again I don't understand > why exactly. [...] The idea is that /usr should be kept read-only. Some administrators even mount /usr read-only on its own partition. -- Liam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
