Re: Kernel Builds

[Roman Suvorov]

Hi Pascal,
Thanks for your reply!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't patches modify just the source code (.c/.h files)? You would still need to compile it to binary code to see the changes in action, right?
What I'm looking into is how much time a typical kernel developer spends with the build system every day.
Regards,
Roman.

On 18-Apr-2012, at 4:13 , Pascal Klein wrote:

> Hello Roman,
> 
> Mostly there is no need of building a new kernel - as in most cases new developments can be added as a patch without building the kernel.
> 
> For normal users there is also no need as new kernel versions are provided by the distro teams.
> 
> What are you looking for?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Pascal
> from Germany
> 

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