Douglas Frank wrote: > I'm migrating an RH9 laptop to the 2.6 kernel and I have a question re. > making binutils. I want 'make install' to overwrite the old 2.13 bits > with the new 2.15 stuff, right? And to do that, I need to 'configure -- > prefix=/usr', right? Paul Howarth wrote: > I'd try to avoid using non-RPM-installed programs, especially under > /usr, if I was you. Good advice. > Try downloading the latest development binutils SRPM Why development? Clearly the FC2 and the FC3 binutils are Good Enough to run 2.6, and I seem to remember that FC1 came with everything needed to run 2.6, too. Released packages are supposed to work (and you're supposed to be very surprised when they don't work). Development ones are supposed to trash installs (and you're supposed to be pleasantly surprised when they don't!) James. -- James Wilkinson | +------------- Information -----------------+ Exeter Devon UK | | Killed user #23. Please inform the morgue | E-mail address: james | | [Ignore] [OK] [Retry] | @westexe.demon.co.uk | +-------------------------------------------+
