8.3. Linux-3.13.3

Roy_SRC · 07-30-2014, 02:12 PM

finally i've moved onto chapter 8.3. Linux-3.13.3... http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/...08/kernel.html

here, in the code below

Code:

make LANG=<host_LANG_value> LC_ALL= menuconfig

what do i replace <host_LANG_value> with... i mean all of the $LC_ALL, $LC_CTYPE, and $LANG values are empty... when i echo those nothing shows up... thanks...

Habitual · 07-30-2014, 02:38 PM

Well, hey Roy. Where do you live?

In the english US, I used

Code:

make LANG=en_US LC_ALL= menuconfig

at that one.

as chosen by

Code:

locale -a

(discussed in an earlier chapter, but I don't recall which. Prolly gcc)

Roy_SRC · 07-30-2014, 02:42 PM

i chose en_US on chapter 7.13 maybe... thanks..

Roy_SRC · 07-30-2014, 02:50 PM

okay another problem...

Code:

If desired, skip kernel configuration by copying the kernel config file, .config, from the host system 
(assuming it is available) to the unpacked linux-3.13.3 directory. However, we do not recommend this 
option. It is often better to explore all the configuration menus and create the kernel configuration
from scratch.

where do i find the .config file in the host system and where do i paste the .config file... i mean do i paste in directly in linux-3.13.3 directory or in some other sub directory.. thanks again..

Habitual · 07-30-2014, 03:40 PM

.config I left alone, as is, where is. I think I did a less on it, that's all.

Roy_SRC · 07-30-2014, 03:48 PM

okay just tell me where do i paste the config file... in linux-3.13.3 or in someother sub directory in linux-3.13.3...

ReaperX7 · 07-30-2014, 04:15 PM

The file named .config is a hidden file which resides in the linux-3.13.3 directory.

In reality here's a good choice for you:

Run this first after you've cleaned your sources:

Code:

make defconfig

This will autotag all known defaults for your architecture and setup a kernel for you with the bare minimums for your system.

Next run:

Code:

make menuconfig

and add in any possible parameters you feel you might need. Remember always compile Filesystems within the kernel, not as modules. Use lspci and lsmod on your host system to get an idea of the modules you may need. Try to keep drivers like audio, networking, and video as modules. The rest like SATA, SCSI, etc. should be internally built.