Re: compiling 2.6

From: Timothy Murphy (tim_at_birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:03:51 +0000

William D. Tallman wrote:

> In any case, some functionality formerly available as modules is now said
> to
> be compiled directly into the kernel. I gather that this means there is
> no
> choice in the matter.

Which functionality?
In any case I'd have thought this would make life easier.

> Also, some stuff is deprecated in favor or new
> stuff
> (like asla instead of oss; acpi instead of apm; etc). As I'm very slow of
> wit, it'll take me some time to discover all this myself, so I thought I'd
> ask here first.

You can choose deprecated options if you wish.

You make the whole thing sound much more complicated than it is.
Why not just try it?

The only documentation I would read is Documentation/Changes
which tells you which updates of associated software you may need. 

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