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Old 01-07-2003, 09:35 PM   #1
Babba
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make dep,make clean,make bzImage problem


Now,I want to compile a new kernel and I find these commands in every website that told me how to compile.
What do these command do?
Thank you for every answers.
 
Old 01-07-2003, 10:31 PM   #2
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make dep = makes and build the dependecies
make clean = cleans any unecessary files used to build the previous steps
make bzImage = actually builds the kernel
 
Old 01-08-2003, 03:49 AM   #3
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in most distros, "make install" is also used (it automatically makes the files/changes to boot up the kernel) like in redhat and slackware.
 
  


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