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On 10/31/2009 08:09 PM, Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> Nikos Chantziaras<realnc@×××××.de> writes: |
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>> The link is created only if you have the "symlink" USE flag enabled. |
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>> Also, "Gentoo requires that the [...] symbolic link points to the |
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>> sources of the kernel you are running" is not entirely correct. It is |
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>> required only when you want to build something against that |
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>> kernel. |
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>> . . . . Obviously, you need to create the symlink if you want to build |
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>> the newly installed kernel, even though the system is still running an |
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>> older one. |
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> Why is that obvious? That's what seemed confusing to me. |
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How obvious it is probably depends in prior knowledge here. There's |
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absolutely nothing in a running system that needs anything from |
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/usr/src/linux. If fact, you could, completely uninstall all kernel |
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sources and totally wipe out /usr/src. It's only needed when you build |
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something that needs kernel sources. |
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Of course if you didn't know that, then yes, it's not obvious :) |
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