make-kpkg: command not found

Leonig Mig · 09-08-2003, 04:09 PM

i want to compile my kernel. all the online guides say to type (in the /usr/src/linux/):

make-kpkg kernel-image

but then it says:

bash: make-kpkg: command not found

so what then? do they lie? have I made a mistake? why does this happen.

Leonig Mig · 09-08-2003, 04:28 PM

maybe i need to install the kernel package.

:disappears back into the dark:

TigerOC · 09-09-2003, 05:36 AM

You'll need to apt-get debhelper modutils kernel-package libncurses5-dev libc6-dev. If you are going to use fakeroot you'll need fakeroot as well.

johnMG · 09-09-2003, 10:09 AM

I put up a small page regarding building a kernel, debian-style, for Apple PowerPC (for my Pismo Powerbook).

http://users.bestweb.net/~jandl/ppc_...ld_kernel.html

More general Debian PPC notes (with lots of links) of mine here:
http://users.bestweb.net/~jandl/ppc_linux/ppc_help.html

Note though, that the ibooklinux and imaclinux links are currently broken (as of Sept. 2003).

TigerOC -- thanks, hadn't heard about debhelper. I'll have to look into that.