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diff --git a/chapter05/kernelheaders-inst.xml b/chapter05/kernelheaders-inst.xml deleted file mode 100644 index ecfa07732..000000000 --- a/chapter05/kernelheaders-inst.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Installation of the kernel headers</title> - -<para>As some packages need to refer to the kernel header files, we're going -to unpack the kernel archive now, set it up, and copy the required files to a -place where <userinput>gcc</userinput> can later find them.</para> - -<para>Prepare for the header installation with:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen> - -<para>This ensures that the kernel tree is absolutely clean. The kernel team -recommends that this command be issued prior to <emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel -compilation. You shouldn't rely on the source tree being clean after -untarring.</para> - -<para>Create the <filename>include/linux/version.h</filename> file:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make include/linux/version.h</userinput></screen> - -<para>Create the platform-specific <filename>include/asm</filename> -symlink:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make symlinks</userinput></screen> - -<para>Install the platform-specific header files:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mkdir /tools/include/asm -cp include/asm/* /tools/include/asm -cp -R include/asm-generic /tools/include</userinput></screen> - -<para>Install the cross-platform kernel header files:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cp -R include/linux /tools/include</userinput></screen> - -<para>There are a few kernel header files which make use of the -<filename>autoconf.h</filename> header file. Since we do not yet configure the -kernel, we need to create this file ourselves in order to avoid compilation -failures. Create an empty <filename>autoconf.h</filename> file:</para> - -<screen><userinput>touch /tools/include/linux/autoconf.h</userinput></screen> - -</sect2> - |