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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:29:50
Message-Id: 200509211027.29191.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK by Georgi Georgiev
1 On Wednesday 21 September 2005 09:42, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
2 >
3 > * Determining the location of the kernel source code
4 > * Unable to find kernel sources at /usr/src/linux
5 > * This package requires Linux sources.
6 > * Please make sure that /usr/src/linux points at your running kernel,
7 > * (or the kernel you wish to build against).
8 > * Alternatively, set the KERNEL_DIR environment variable to the kernel
9 > sources location
10
11 I kindof wonder why it doesn't try the sources of the running kernel. They
12 are easilly found at "/lib/modules/`uname -v`/build". Of course as a
13 final result as someone might want to build against different sources,
14 but it's a better fallback than an error message.
15
16 Paul
17
18 --
19 Paul de Vrieze
20 Gentoo Developer
21 Mail: pauldv@g.o
22 Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK Georgi Georgiev <chutz@×××.net>
Re: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] linux-info.eclass and $CONFIG_CHECK Martin Schlemmer <azarah@g.o>