3rd [Techtalk] kernel What have i done

[Andrew]

Hi All,

I am losing track and am blown over (in a good way) by the many 
responces, all will be studied.

So to date I did try VAL's suggestion and was surprised by getting 
ths same error;
>from scriptd/mkdep.c:35
>  /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h36:26: linux/limits.h: Npsuch file or directory
>  make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1

	I have not yet tried to address this directly by replacing 
the file only. It may be the only way to go??? and keep the server 
running.
	I did find on the CD and click on "Live up-date," now, at 
this time, it is a few hours later, I have a reported 9 minutes left 
in the installation AND GET THIS a error in installing 
"tk-832-7mdki586" and several other packages!
	Well "Sherlock"(s), I can see a new 8.2 CD package in my 
future for the new AMD 1800 on my work bench. (It need hd's still)

	Oh I did a install from the CD yesterday the error (limits) 
is still there, UGH!

	On my wall is a cartoon/drawing of a duck-human-like figure 
in a business suit, with a LARGE hammer in hand. The caption reads 
"HIT ANY KEY TO CONTINUE!"   I thought that was for windows.

	May the Norse GODs who look out for Linux users bless me, 
Live up-date is about to apply changes to my system!!!!

	THANKS again,
	Andrew

>At 1:33 AM -0400 8/9/02, VAL wrote:
>>Ah.  I should put this in the kernel hacking lessons.
>>
>>Many distros ship with a complicated web of symbolic links that I
>>won't go into detail about here.  The bottom line is:
>>
>>Make sure /usr/src/linux is a symlink to your current build tree, or
>>the build won't work.
>>
>>So if you're compiling a kernel in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19, you need to
>>do:
>>
>>cd /usr/src/
>>ln -s linux linux-2.4.19
>>
>>And then your build will work.
>>
>-VAL













>On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 07:37:36AM +1000, Malcolm Tredinnick wrote:
>>
>>  On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:48:42AM -0400, Andrew wrote:
>>  >	Info:
>>  >
>>  >	from scriptd/mkdep.c:35
>>  > /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h36:26: linux/limits.h: Npsuch file 
>>or directory
>>  > make: *** [scripts/mkdep] Error 1
>>
>>  Aah .. I think I understand what's going on now (a little bit of
>>  guessing here, but maybe you can customise it to fit):
>>
>>  As the error message says, the problem is when one of the scripts wants
>>  to include /usr/include/bits/local_lim.h, which, in turn, wants to
>>  include /usr/include/linux/limits.h -- and the latter file does not
>>  exist.
>>
>>  Is there anything under /usr/include/linux?
>
>Ah.  I should put this in the kernel hacking lessons.
>
>Many distros ship with a complicated web of symbolic links that I
>won't go into detail about here.  The bottom line is:
>
>Make sure /usr/src/linux is a symlink to your current build tree, or
>the build won't work.
>
>So if you're compiling a kernel in /usr/src/linux-2.4.19, you need to
>do:
>
>cd /usr/src/
>ln -s linux linux-2.4.19
>
>And then your build will work.
>
>-VAL
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	    Have a nice Day!,
		Andrew