Install vanilla kernel

[John Wendel]

Mauriat Miranda wrote:
> On 8/16/06, John Wendel <john.wendel at metnet.navy.mil> wrote:
>>
>> [1] make a directory (in your home directory) to hold the sources, I
>> called mine "kernel".
>>
> [snip]
>>  > make
>>  > make modules_install
>>  > make install
>>
>> [6] Your new kernel has been installed in /boot and /lib/modules, and
>> grub has been updated.
>>
> 
> If you follow this method, won't you have the (potential) issue that
> '/lib/modules/2.6.17/source' and '/lib/modules/2.6.17/build' will be
> linked to a location inside your home directory?
> 
> While this isn't a serious issue, it makes ~/kernel in your home
> directory a NON-temporary location. In that, future drivers or
> applications you might compile/install may require headers or other
> files from inside there.
> 
> -Mauriat
> 

You are correct. This could be a problem, but I believe it is the 
method recommended by the kernel developers.

I keep the source around until I get the nvidia drivers (the only 
external module I use) rebuilt and then I delete it. If I need to 
rebuild against the same kernel sources, I've found the just untarring 
the sources, patching and running "make oldconfig" is enough so that 
the modules build correctly.

Normal applications aren't supposed to touch the kernel headers. They 
should use the RedHat provided headers.

Just lucky I guess.

Regards,

John