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authorMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>2012-04-01 18:27:30 -0400
committerJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>2012-04-17 04:23:31 -0400
commit5b4285fbd4692928ed41992b9aba55c7d1efd723 (patch)
tree5daecd9502b3910b32d0b1f1fb7059fe7dca0a3c /README
parent6b2aac42b20f495d9ea220036f57596d525d4233 (diff)
README: Use `X' and `x' consistently
The text referred to `XX', when only a single `X' actually existed, so this commit changes it to just `X'; a similar change has been made for `xx'. Also, `N' was used when it would have been more consistent to use `X' again, so this commit replaces `N' with `X'. This commit also chooses to leave `X' as the placeholder for the current version of the source, and then makes `x' the placeholder for any version number; fortunately nothing really depends on this subtlety being understood. Because `x' is already being used when discussing version numbers, this commit changes such filename references as `xxx.rej' to `some-file-name.rej'. Signed-off-by: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
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@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
68 bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - 68 bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
69 69
70 70
71 Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel. 71 Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel.
72 72
73 Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually 73 Do NOT use the /usr/src/linux area! This area has a (usually
74 incomplete) set of kernel headers that are used by the library header 74 incomplete) set of kernel headers that are used by the library header
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
78 - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching. Patches are 78 - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching. Patches are
79 distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format. To 79 distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format. To
80 install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the 80 install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the
81 top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.x) and execute: 81 top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.X) and execute:
82 82
83 gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1 83 gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1
84 84
85 or 85 or
86 bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1 86 bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1
87 87
88 (repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your current 88 Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current
89 source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok. You may want to remove 89 source tree, _in_order_, and you should be ok. You may want to remove
90 the backup files (xxx~ or xxx.orig), and make sure that there are no 90 the backup files (some-file-name~ or some-file-name.orig), and make sure
91 failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has 91 that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).
92 made a mistake. 92 If there are, either you or me has made a mistake.
93 93
94 Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels 94 Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels
95 (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply 95 (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel:
142 Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate 142 Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate
143 place for the output files (including .config). 143 place for the output files (including .config).
144 Example: 144 Example:
145 kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-3.N 145 kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-3.X
146 build directory: /home/name/build/kernel 146 build directory: /home/name/build/kernel
147 147
148 To configure and build the kernel use: 148 To configure and build the kernel use:
149 cd /usr/src/linux-3.N 149 cd /usr/src/linux-3.X
150 make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig 150 make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig
151 make O=/home/name/build/kernel 151 make O=/home/name/build/kernel
152 sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install 152 sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install