Kernel Compiling Checklist, rev 3

[Tom 'Needs A Hat' Mitchell]

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.



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