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Don't use checkinstall for your kernels, and if you're on 2.6.x
How, then, can i make a kernel package, similar to Pat's 2.4.29 tgz packages? I have 2 slow machines i need to compile 2.6 on them, and it would literally take days to set it up properly.
I'd rather make a package of my 2.6, install it there, and just enable/disable the differences.
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xushi, your question was asked before.
Sorry about that, didn't see it.
I think i'll give checkinstall a try, and post the results. I don't see any real reason for it not to work.
There is a README that PV provides on all the mirrors. It contains stuff for 2.4 and 2.6 kernels. I'll try and post with the 2.4 stuff hacked out.
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Since I should document this somewhere, here's the procedure
for building the Slackware kernel package. I do not patch the official
kernel sources, but it's not exactly a virgin either.
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Version specific notes (if any):
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For a 2.6.x kernel (much easier):
Untar Linus' source in /usr/src.
Make all files owned by root:root with reasonable perms.
Install a suitable .config, or use make menuconfig, etc.
make oldconfig > /dev/null
make bzImage
make clean
rm .version
OK, that's it. Now just pack up /usr/src/linux-2.x.x, the
/usr/src/linux symlink, and /install/slack-desc.
You can find the method for making a Slackware package in the other SlackBuild scripts.
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