On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > On 4/30/07, Hemmann, Volker Armin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Montag, 30. April 2007, Holla wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I would like to install my own version of the kernel (2.6.18.3) > > > which i have compiled and installed. This is working fine. > > > > > > But when I try to do 'emerge system', portage is > > > trying to emerge linux-headers also. How can I prevent > > > it ? > > > > why? Why do you want to prevent it? > > OK, I get it now. I was under the (wrong) impression that > the kernel headers should match the kernel installed.
sometimes, if there is a new feature, it makes sense, but usually, it really does not matter. Some distributions even use headers which are derived from 2.4 kernels. AFAIR Redhat did that for a long time. > So, if portage is trying to install linux-headers-2.6.17 > it is because that is the stable headers for 2.6, right ? exactly. > I even went to the extent of doing a > make headers_check > export INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr > make headers_install > > in the kernel build directory. > > I see this is stupid now.. well, they (the kernel devs) are working on the headers to make them 'userspace save'. When this work is finished, it will be the right thing to do. But this is still way in the future - I would not expect this to work really well before the end of the year. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
