[Kernel-handbook-general] building 2.6.26 kernel source fails on squeeze

[Faheem Mitha]

On Tue, 17 May 2011, Ben Hutchings wrote:

>>>>> diff -r 8b4d248d871d chapter-common-tasks.sgml
>>>>> --- a/chapter-common-tasks.sgml	Thu May 05 01:07:52 2011 +0530
>>>>> +++ b/chapter-common-tasks.sgml	Thu May 05 01:49:03 2011 +0530
>>>>> @@ -176,7 +176,16 @@
>>>>>   	    <tt><em>target</em>_<em>arch</em>_<em>featureset</em>_<em>flavour</em></tt>.
>>>>>   	    Replace the <tt><em>featureset</em></tt> with
>>>>>   	    <tt>none</tt> if you do not want any of the extra
>>>>> -	    featuresets.
>>>>> +	    featuresets. This command will build the linux image and
>>>>> +	    kernel headers packages. You will also need
>>>>
>>>> Not 'will', but 'may'.
>>>
>>> Why 'may'? You mean because it might fail?
>> [...]

>> Because if you haven't changed the headrs or the ABI name, the previous
>> version is probably fine.

> Oh, no, that's not true.  However, most people don't need the
> linux-headers packages at all as they don't need OOT modules.

I still don't see why 'may' is the right word here. The command *will* 
build the packages unless the build fails for some reason. Whether people 
need the packages isn't relevant. But this isn't important.

BTW, where are you committing this? Not to the location I have.

faheem at orwell[default branch:rev 1]:~/kernel-handbook$ svn info
Path: .
URL: svn://svn.debian.org/svn/kernel-handbook/trunk
Repository Root: svn://svn.debian.org/svn/kernel-handbook
Repository UUID: 781f3abb-0afe-0310-a20d-af2a14004f87
Revision: 89
Node Kind: directory
Schedule: normal
Last Changed Author: benh
Last Changed Rev: 89
Last Changed Date: 2011-04-26 19:23:04 +0530 (Tue, 26 Apr 2011)

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r89 | benh | 2011-04-26 19:23:04 +0530 (Tue, 26 Apr 2011) | 1 line
Changed paths:
    M /trunk/Makefile
    M /trunk/debian/changelog
    M /trunk/version.ent

Release kernel-handbook (1.0.10).
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                                                          Regards, Faheem