problem with compiling the right kernel.

Berkz

Hi, I recently had a problem with compiling a driver for a winmodem (hsf chipset type to be exact) on the gentoo specific kernel. So i decided to try to compile the normal kernel which follows in the stage3 install disk. anyways what i do is this.

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
make dep &&
make clean bzImage modules modules_install

It start's to compile and whith my quick eye

i realize that the g++ compiler is always compiling something in the /usr/src/linux-gentoo-r5/
as if it was being redirected?

Could someone please explain this to me..

thanx

Regards, Berkz

pjp · Administrator Joined: 16 Apr 2002 Posts: 20067

What is the output of 'ls -l /usr/src/linux'?
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Vann · Guru Joined: 04 Aug 2002 Posts: 357

Traditionally /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to your actual kernel source. For example, I use linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r7, so /usr/src/linux is a symbolic link to /usr/src/linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r7. This is what is happening with you, I'm sure, and the doing what kanuslupus suggested would show something like:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 07-30 14:38 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r7

Berkz · Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2002 12:31 am Post subject: correct

that is truly correct, thanx guys