documentation "out there" (was Re: kernel-source vs. kernel-sourcecode (please revert))

[Pete Zaitcev]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:47:49 -0700
Joe Christy <joe at eshu.net> wrote:

>    Vis-a-vis Arjen's note of 06/15/2004 02:35 PM:
> > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 02:33:57PM -0700, Joe Christy wrote:

> > make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build SUBDIRS=$PWD modules_install
> > afaik....

> Being a conservative soul, I tried that, passing the -n flag to make:
> 
>      [root at woof ltmodem-2.6-alk-4]# make -n -C /lib/modules/`uname 
> -r`/build SUBDIRS=$(PWD) modules_install
>      -bash: PWD: command not found

You are trying to use make(1) syntax in the shell. If you insist on
braces, use curly braces, like ${PWD}.

Also, NEVER BUILD AS root.

-- Pete