Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[Bruce B]

Please make links clickable and formatted

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[Lobster]

How to compile Linux kernel
Compile Linux kernel 2.6
getting started about kernel compilation

[sc0ttman]

Kernel Compiling Guides:

- Full Kernel How To
- How to Compile the Kernel, from PuppyLinux.com
- Kernel Compile Guide by Iguleder
- Compiling the 2.4 Kernel

General Compiling Guides:

- A Beginners Compiling Guide
- General Compiling Overview and How To
- How to compile within Puppy, from Puppy Wikka
- Compiling Kernel Modules, by TLDP.org
- Compile Errors and Troubleshooting
- A Short Make file guide
- Creating and applying .diffs and patches

Standard Compiling tools in Linux:

- Make - a nice guide
- GNU Make - the full manual
- GCC Compiler - the full manual

Compiling Tools used in Puppy:

- src2pkg - compile automation tool
- using src2pkg, more information
- new2dir - package separation and creation
- new2dir, troubleshooting
- new2dir and cmake

Quick Tips:

- Set your 'install' directory without new2dir

Manage Source Code:

- SVN tutorial by nixtricks
- Git Tutorial at kernel.org

Source Code used in Puppy

- http://bkhome.org/sources/ (username, password: p*ppy, l*nux)

[Aitch]

Why Compile a new Kernel?

http://www.hotaboutlinux.com/2010/02/why-compile-a-new-kernel/

systemtap, as recommended in previous link

http://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki

Can someone please post a thread explaining static and dynamic links, with advantages/disadvantages, please?

Aitch

[sc0ttman]

[Lobster]

How to compile Linux kernel
Compile Linux kernel 2.6
getting started about kernel compilation
Noob Developers for Puppy 5.3 'Spot '

[WillM]

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/compiling

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/SoftwarePackageCreation

[wdt]

Since I have a netbook with a rtl8188 wifi chip
I have had to often compile the modules.
(for magea and salix)
This needs a link /lib/modules/(version)/build which points to /usr/src/linux(version)
Where is source for Slacko, 2.6.37.6?
(my salix is smp, have already tried and failed)

dave

[amigo]

"static and dynamic links" -what you mean is link*ing*.
Linking statically means that the linked library is included in its' entirety in your final binary. dynamic linking means your final binary will look for the shared(dynamic) links at runtime. Actually it is ld-linux.so which looks for and loads the shared libs before runnign your program, but that is another story.

Using static libs means you get a larger binary, but (usually) shorter load time. If the needed libs are already present on your system as shared libraries, it makes little sense (usually) to include them redundantly in your binary. If you did that for every program and library then you'd have hundreds of copies of glibs and other libs on your system -nearly everything uses glibc.

[Aitch]

thanks, amigo

Aitch

[wdt]

Err what I meant is a soft link, ln -s /lib/.../build /usr/src/linux...
Or else the make fails, complains that there is no build
What it finds in /usr/src I don't know, but the make completes.
and I have a rlt8192ce.ko and a rtlwifi.ko and the fireware
that make install will put into the right place.
And then the Realtek 8188ce wifi chip will work

dave

[wdt]

Sorry can't edit post
ln command is backwards

dave

[wdt]

Finally, after much searching

http://puppylinux-online.net/uploads/28/kernel_src-2.6.37.6-patched.sfs

Don't know yet if it is OK, still downloading

[01micko]

For convenience link to kernel source is in Slickpet>sfs tab.

It downloads and installs, full or frugal. This was done to alleviate searching for source.

Only the correct source for your kernel is downloaded, because Slacko ships with a choice of kernels.

[01micko]

Sorry, double post