[lug] fc4 kernel directory

D. Stimits stimits at comcast.net
Sun Jun 19 12:26:34 MDT 2005


My last install was FC2/KRUD, and until now, the kernels were in 
"/usr/src/linux*". I looks like now they've gone to 
"/usr/src/kernels/*". They used to be in a subdirectory "linux*", with 
some versioning, now they just appear to be in a directory named after 
the version. Some applications will search for things like kernel 
symbols in a specific order, usually including /boot/ and /, but I 
believe the 2.6 stuff would also search in /usr/src/linux-2.6/. Thus 
location does matter in some ways. Is it correct to unpack a stock 
2.6.12 kernel into FC4 directory /usr/src/kernels/linux-2.6.12, then sym 
link this to 2.6.12? Or linux-2.6? I'm just wondering what the new 
convention is going to be, such that things looking for the kernel 
source won't break. Anyone heard anything about this yet?

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net



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