[Gllug] Compiling Debian Woody (not)

[Tethys]

Andrew Halliwell writes:

>oh, and I'd recommend changing to the /usr/src/ directory before untarring.
>Otherwise the files will be untarred whereever you happen to be at the time,
>so...

Of course, it's not a good idea to do that -- since normal users don't
have write permission to /usr/src, it implies you're compiling your
kernel as root. It also means you're probably overwriting the distribution
supplied headers:

	http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2000/Jul/4445.html

Tet

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