From 01b43dd6af647cf4e5cab09204a22f1f22a1cc92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Mori Hess Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 06:09:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] make install directions more redhat 8 friendly, apparently 'make oldconfig' pulls in a config file based on Makefile's EXTRAVERSION --- INSTALL | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 67b49abc..eac57257 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ source into a directory you own. 1) Get a copy of the kernel source that matches the kernel you are running. Unpack it and copy your kernel config file to '.config' in the top directory of your kernel source. -2) Run 'make oldconfig' in your kernel source directory. -3) You might need to edit the file 'Makefile' in the kernel source. +2) You might need to edit the file 'Makefile' in the kernel source. At the top of the Makefile, the variable EXTRAVERSION is defined. If necessary, change it to match your kernel (for example, if the command 'uname -r' produces "2.4.16-386" then your EXTRAVERSION should be set as 'EXTRAVERSION=-386'. +3) Run 'make oldconfig' in your kernel source directory. 4) Run 'make dep' in the kernel source directory and you are done. Red Hat users note: Kernel sources that are distributed with Red -- 2.26.2