* [gentoo-user] Re: Kernel upgrading and linux symlink
@ 2009-10-31 18:41 99% ` Nikos Chantziaras
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From: Nikos Chantziaras @ 2009-10-31 18:41 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 10/31/2009 08:09 PM, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Nikos Chantziaras<realnc@arcor.de> writes:
>
>> The link is created only if you have the "symlink" USE flag enabled.
>>
>> Also, "Gentoo requires that the [...] symbolic link points to the
>> sources of the kernel you are running" is not entirely correct. It is
>> required only when you want to build something against that
>> kernel.
>
>> . . . . Obviously, you need to create the symlink if you want to build
>> the newly installed kernel, even though the system is still running an
>> older one.
>
> Why is that obvious? That's what seemed confusing to me.
How obvious it is probably depends in prior knowledge here. There's
absolutely nothing in a running system that needs anything from
/usr/src/linux. If fact, you could, completely uninstall all kernel
sources and totally wipe out /usr/src. It's only needed when you build
something that needs kernel sources.
Of course if you didn't know that, then yes, it's not obvious :)
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