[techtalk] New Linux Kernel

[Jeff Dike]

marisa at teleport.com said:
> the directory (/usr/src/linux) is correct

/usr/src/linux is WRONG.

Don't build new kernels in it.  The reason is that the headers in 
/usr/src/linux/asm have to match the system (i.e. libc), because 
/usr/include/asm is a link to /usr/src/linux/include/asm.  Dumping a new 
kernel pool in /usr/src/linux will replace your existing, libc-compatible 
kernel headers with a possibly incompatible set.

And this is practically guaranteed when you're going from one major version to 
another.

What I would recommend is build the kernel in your home directory (i.e. make 
vmlinuz), and do only the installation of the kernel (make zlilo) as root.

				Jeff