Re: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK

[Georgi Georgiev]

maillog: 21/09/2005-10:27:21(+0200): Paul de Vrieze types
> On Wednesday 21 September 2005 09:42, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> >
> >  * Determining the location of the kernel source code
> >  * Unable to find kernel sources at /usr/src/linux
> >  * This package requires Linux sources.
> >  * Please make sure that /usr/src/linux points at your running kernel,
> >  * (or the kernel you wish to build against).
> >  * Alternatively, set the KERNEL_DIR environment variable to the kernel
> > sources location
>
> I kindof wonder why it doesn't try the sources of the running kernel. They
> are easilly found at "/lib/modules/`uname -v`/build". Of course as a
> final result as someone might want to build against different sources,
> but it's a better fallback than an error message.

Well, this is not exactly on topic, but packages should not assume they
are compiling against the running kernel (be it a fallback or not).
After a kernel upgrade I usually remerge all the stuff listed in
/var/lib/modules-rebuild/ *before* restarting. There is also a
reasonable workaround -- set KERNEL_DIR to the proper location of the
sources.

However, in my case I do not have the sources anywhere (nor I need them)
and I do not have /lib/modules either.

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