Re: Compiling an Alpha kernel

[Jeff DeMaagd <jdemaa17 calvin edu>]

On Sun, 3 May 1998, Michal Jaegermann wrote:

> > I can't figure out how to compile an Alpha kernel.  The last time I tried,
> > I ended up with a 6MB kernel that didn't work.
> 
> You did not look what was printed on your screen.

?! What screen?

> 'make config ; make dep ; make clean ; make boot modules ; make modules_install'
> 
> (on Intel 'make zImage' is also an alias to 'make boot').

> Hugo van der Kooij wrote a posted a precise guide to patchind and
> compiling alpha kernel. Check this list archives.

Thank you.  Now, along time ago I read that Alpha kernels can't be made
modular.  Has this been changed, and are there any caveats?

				Jeff DeMaagd
				jdemaa17 !at! calvin.edu
				http://www.calvin.edu/~jdemaa17
64-bit Alpha addict.