Re: linux header file location

"make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr/src *but* it doesn't really work this way anymore."

Not sure what you are saying here. Are you saying that it can't be done? There must be a way. If not, how did
the previous Linux version headers get installed in 'usr/src'?

thanx
/carl h.



From: Bart Trojanowski [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: April 22, 2011 9:53 AM
To: General Membership Discussion List
Cc: Heyendal, Carl
Subject: Re: [oclug] linux header file location

According to 'make help', you can do this with

make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr/src

*but* it doesn't really work this way anymore.

3rd-party modules look at /lib/modules/$VERSION/build to find the headers they are to use.

If you did 'make modules_install install' to install the kernel, then you already have the build symlink pointing back to your home directory build tree.

-Bart
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 13:15, Heyendal, Carl <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I manually upgraded my Linux kernel to a recently released version within VMware
Workstation.

VMware assumes Linux header files are installed in '/usr/src' as are my previous
kernel version headers are located. My latest kernel build directory is in my home directory
and I assume my new headers location defaults to this location. But I'd rather be
consistent and put my new headers with the others in '/usr/src'. Is there a make
command to put the headers where I want them?

thanx
/carl h.


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