Re: Newbie: where to place src files for compilation

2002-11-13 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 06:59:17PM +0100, Holger Wiechert wrote: > I just need a tip about where to place source files. > I downloaded the kernel sources (kernel-source-2.4.18) > and the kernel-headers (kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf.2.4) via dselect. > So they are now in /usr/src. I read somewhere that

Re: Newbie: where to place src files for compilation

2002-11-12 Thread Shyamal Prasad
"Holger" == Holger Wiechert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Holger> I just need a tip about where to place source files. I Holger> downloaded the kernel sources (kernel-source-2.4.18) and Holger> the kernel-headers (kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf.2.4) via Holger> dselect. So they are n

Re: Newbie: where to place src files for compilation

2002-11-12 Thread David Z Maze
"Holger Wiechert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I just need a tip about where to place source files. > I downloaded the kernel sources (kernel-source-2.4.18) > and the kernel-headers (kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf.2.4) via dselect. > So they are now in /usr/src. I read somewhere that it's not a good > i

Re: Newbie: where to place src files for compilation

2002-11-12 Thread Ron Sinclair
I always put my sources in /usr/local/src and compile them there...excluding kernel sources. I believe those go in /usr/src (following guidelines from http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/Compiling_Kernels/Kernel_Configuration_and_Compilation.html). I use the above link everytime I make a kernel (wh