36557 – Docs do not include an initial step

Bug 36557 - Docs do not include an initial step

Summary: Docs do not include an initial step

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-developer
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	User-Mode Linux Guide (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-12-26 18:49 UTC by Brett I. Holcomb
Modified:	2003-12-28 11:24 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Brett I. Holcomb 2003-12-26 18:49:40 UTC

At the beginning we are told to :

# emerge sys-kernel/usermode-sources
# cd /usr/src/uml/linux
# make menuconfig ARCH=um
# make linux ARCH=um
# cp linux /usr/local/bin/linux

However, the linux link does not exist when usermode sources are installed.  You have to do

cd /usr/src/uml
ln -s linux-2.4.23 linux # use whatever kernel version you are using.

then you can cd /usr/src/uml/linux.

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-28 03:17:26 UTC

Wouldn't it be easier if the ebuilds take care of this? Like with the current kernel trees and the /usr/src/linux symlink? The first usermode source you install will then create the symlink. The succeeding sources don't make the symlink (as is the case with kernel trees) but we can then inform the user about this the same way.

This makes things consistent with the "normal" kernel trees...

Comment 2 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-28 05:58:27 UTC

yes, it's better to fix that in the ebuild, done :)

Comment 3 Brett I. Holcomb 2003-12-28 11:24:31 UTC

Thank you.  I thought of that last night and never got back to suggest it.