"John P. Burkett" <burk...@uri.edu> posted 4a2f22f6.8020...@uri.edu, excerpted below, on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:05:26 -0400:
> Thank you, Duncan. I share your preference for open source programs. [snip] It seems the two answers from others took care of most of your questions. FWIW, I don't use portage's build system to manage my kernel as I already had a system going for configuring and compiling my own kernel when I switched from Mandrake in 2004, and I simply kept using and improving it thru today. (Actually, now, I'm doing direct git fetches off of Linus' development kernel. =:^) Thus I'm unfamiliar with either portage's handling of the kernel itself or genkernel, the semi-automated kernel handling script Gentooers often use, and others are likely to be of better help there as a result, so I'll let them at it. However, if you have other questions or problems, don't hesitate to post. I'm happy to have been able to play my part in the progress so far. =:^) -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman
