Why can't you put the source on a different Linux partition and create a
soft link to that dir in the /usr/src directory?

Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Densmore [mailto:DensmoreB@ctbsonline.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 09:46
> To: KCLUG (E-mail)
> Subject: Kernel compile problems
>
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> Help! I need to build a new kernel. Problem is the source is too big to
> fit in the remaining space on the partition. I deleted a number of
> directories of source and a number of files that I know I won't be
> using. Unfortunately I deleted a little too much. It appears that I will
> need to recreate a few of the directories, just for the config.in files
> in those directories. Also the make menuconfig isn't displaying
> properly. Anyone know what I can and what I cannot delete and still be
> able to compile. Also any have any idea about how much free space I will
> need to compile? I am installing the 2.2.19 kernel. I now have 92 MB
> free (72% used) without any source and after temporarily moving the
> /usr/doc directory to another partition. the kernel source is 81MB, 71
> after deleting all arch directories except i386.
>
> TIA,
>
> Brian Densmore
> Associate
> mailto:densmoreb@ctbsonline.com
> CompuTech Business Solutions, Inc.
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