Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:00:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:00:07 -0500 Received: from pirx.hexapodia.org ([208.42.114.113]:37800 "HELO pirx.hexapodia.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:00:06 -0500 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:10:33 -0600 From: Andy Isaacson To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.5.61 (Yes, there are still Alpha users out there. :-) ) Message-ID: <20030303161033.A7473@hexapodia.org> References: <20030220062323.GX351@lug-owl.de> <20030220113624.GP351@lug-owl.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20030220113624.GP351@lug-owl.de>; from jbglaw@lug-owl.de on Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 12:36:24PM +0100 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 48 01 21 E2 D4 E4 68 D1 B8 DF 39 B2 AF A3 16 B9 X-PGP-Key-URL: http://web.hexapodia.org/~adi/pgp.txt X-Domestic-Surveillance: money launder bomb tax evasion Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 761 Lines: 17 On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 12:36:24PM +0100, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > This reminds me that I wanted to have a look at an additional feature - > building the kernel _not_ within its source tree. So I wouldn't need to > place 10 copies of the kernel onto disk / into memory... > > Haven't I seen patches flyin' around? Anyone? You can save your buffercache memory by doing a "cp -al linux-2.5.61 linux-2.5.61-buildfoo", for each value of buildfoo, and do your builds in a cloned tree. Hard links save the day! -andy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/