Re: [coLinux-users] Rolling your own kernel

[Henry N. <Hen...@Ar...>]

Paolo Minazzi wrote:
> Hi,
> My advice is to use the stable-xxxxxx.tar.gz source code.
> use
> 
>> ./configure
>> make

  ./configure
  make kernel

is enouth to have kernel only. You not need all of the mingw32 cross
build environment.

> This will compile compilers, kernel and colinux form source.
> This process don't touch your linux distro. You can use it.
> 
> At the end of this process you will find a directory "../build".
> In this directory there are linux-xxx-source and linux-xxx-build
> You have to apply patch to the linux-xxx-source tree.
> This is kernel patched with colinux drivers.
> Now apply your patch to this tree (linux-xxx-source)
> 
> When this is done, you can compile using
> make
> 
> in the linux-xxx-build directory.
> 
> If you need to change the .config copy your .conf in the
> linux-xxx-build directory.
> 
> I hope this is OK. I do it. If something is wrong ....
> 
> Paolo
> 
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Christopher David Chapman
> <c.d...@re...> wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to get autofs working under fc8 and coLinux.
>> Autofs is complaining that it is missing a kernel module autofs4.
>> Ok, I thought I will need to add it into the kernel.
>>
>> Following the instruction in the FAQ (http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/CoLinux_FAQ#Q19._How_do_I_build_my_own_kernel_for_coLinux.3F)

Oh, that's true outdated.

Please follow "4.2 Compiling the Cooperative Linux kernel" from
http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/BuildingColinux0.8.0
The same file exist in source as doc/building.

-- 
Henry N.