linux-kernel - Re: Kernel Builds

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Message-Id: <2A68BAC5-6AAD-4AC6-B841-1A88F16ECEFB@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:16:10 -0400
From:	Roman Suvorov <4rvs19@...il.com>
To:	Pascal Klein <p.p.k@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel Builds

Hi Pascal,
Thanks for your reply!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't patches modify just the source code (.c/.h files)? You would still need to compile it to binary code to see the changes in action, right?
What I'm looking into is how much time a typical kernel developer spends with the build system every day.
Regards,
Roman.

On 18-Apr-2012, at 4:13 , Pascal Klein wrote:

> Hello Roman,
> 
> Mostly there is no need of building a new kernel - as in most cases new developments can be added as a patch without building the kernel.
> 
> For normal users there is also no need as new kernel versions are provided by the distro teams.
> 
> What are you looking for?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Pascal
> from Germany
> 

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