On Mon, 01 Mar 2004 19:54:48 +0000 WipeOut <wipe_out@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have recently built my kernel from the sources on kernel.org > (2.4.25) so that I could get a stable SMP kernel on FC.. > > Since I am not so good on these things I have a couple of questions.. > > Will the fact that I am now running a 2.4.25 kernel cause my system to > have problems in terms of compatibility with packages that use the > older original kernel? for example glibc-kernelheaders.. Probably not. Within the same series (eg. 2.2.x, 2.4.x etc.), I have never had such problems -- even if I played with both vanilla and RH kernels. > Will I have problems building packages that make use of the kernel > source or glibc-kernelheaders? Again, not likely to happen -- at least not among RH-kernels. I had a problem once when I switched from a RH-kernel to a vanilla (non-NPTL) kernel, but aside from this, things always went down calm enough. HTH Andre PS: I am far from being a kernel guru, just sharing my experience... -- Andre Oliveira da Costa
