Kernel Compiling Checklist, rev 3

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On Apr 13, 2004 at 21:10, Tom 'Needs A Hat' Mitchell in a soothing rage wrote:

>On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 04:24:15AM +0200, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
>> Am Mi, den 14.04.2004 schrieb jludwig um 03:44:
>> 
>> > RPM installs packages. Make compiles (makes) them. Two totally different
>> > beasts.
>> 
>> > jludwig <wralphie at comcast.net>
>> 
>> Matt certainly meant not rpm (-i) but rpmbuild, to create a kernel rpm
>> which then integrates well to the whole RPM based system. At least that
>> was my implicit understanding of his comment.
>
>I also thought he intended rpmbuild.
>
>Can someone compare and contrast the value of make install
>and "rpm -i".
>
>Without looking in detail "rpm -e" could be an advantage.
I think the main advantage is 'rpm -q'. Deleting a kernel
is just a matter of deleting the entries in /lib/modules,
/boot and lilo/grub conf.

N.Emile...
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