[OT?] is there no package containing the raw "vmlinux" kernel image?

[Brad Figg]

On 07/01/2010 12:04 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Stefan Bader wrote:
>
>> The finally used config you would find in
>> debian/build/build-genric/.config (for the generic build). Basically
>> its a hierarchical approach
>>
>> For a generic kernel build
>> ./debian.master/config/config.common.ubuntu
>> is used and then things in
>>
>> ./debian.master/config/amd64/config.common.amd64
>> override options that are different in all amd64 (64bit) build and finally
>>
>> ./debian.master/config/amd64/config.flavour.generic
>> replaces options which are specific to the generic flavour.
>
>    ah, super, i missed that first top-level one -- i'll add that info
> to the tutorial.  the current version of the tutorial is here:
>
> http://crashcourse.ca/introduction-linux-kernel-programming/intermission-building-vmlinux-file-under-ubuntu-free-lesson
>
>    in fact, i did a quick test and diff'ed the .config that was used
> for the build against the one for the current kernel under /boot and
> the only diff was the one line of date/time stamp.  so i'm confident
> it's going to match.  thanks muchly, i think i finally have this under
> control.
>
> rday
>
> p.s.  i will point my students at the tutorial and let *them* sanity
> check it as well.  i'm sure they'll find any mistakes in short order.
>

Robert,

Before you "fakeroot debian/rules binary-generic" you will want to
"fakeroot debian/rules clean".

Brad
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