On 06/16/2011 10:57 AM, Christian Hesse wrote:

Madhurya Kakati on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:38:35 +0530:

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I want to test the linux3.0 kerne. Whats the most easiest way to test it? Is there a AUR package? I couldn't find it. kernel26-mainline 3.0rc3-1 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39965

Why is it named kernel26? Also i was checking out the PKGBUILD. Do i have to compile and install the kernel headers and kernel docs? Also the pkgname is kernel26-mainline. But the the line 69 is package_kernel26() { but shouldn't it be renamed package_kernel26-mainline() { ? I don't want to mess up my existing kernel by installing it. I want to install it as package named kernel26-mainline. Also is there anyway to check what files a package will add or remove from my system when I install it without actually installing it? Thanks

On 06/16/2011 11:21 PM, cantabile wrote:

On 06/16/2011 08:44 PM, Madhurya Kakati wrote:

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On 06/16/2011 10:57 AM, Christian Hesse wrote:

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Madhurya Kakati on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:38:35 +0530:

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I want to test the linux3.0 kerne. Whats the most easiest way to test it? Is there a AUR package? I couldn't find it. kernel26-mainline 3.0rc3-1 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39965

Why is it named kernel26? Also i was checking out the PKGBUILD. Do i have to compile and install the kernel headers and kernel docs? Also the pkgname is kernel26-mainline. But the the line 69 is package_kernel26() { but shouldn't it be renamed package_kernel26-mainline() { ? I don't want to mess up my existing kernel by installing it. I want to install it as package named kernel26-mainline.

Also is there anyway to check what files a package will add or remove from my system when I install it without actually installing it?

Thanks

You don't have to install it after makepkg is done. `tar tf kernel26-mainline-blah.pkg.tar.xz` will list the contents. pacman can do that as well (for specifics, see the manual).

The package was first uploaded on 17 Aug 2010, at that time there was no linux 3.0.

You can tell makepkg to only build the packages you want from a split pkgbuild (again, see the manual).

Yes I know how build specific packages in PKGBUILD. I want to know that do i have to compile and install the kernel header and kernel docs package or should I install only the kernel package?

On 17 June 2011 09:42, Evangelos Foutras wrote:

On 17 June 2011 08:20, Madhurya Kakati wrote:

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Yes I know how build specific packages in PKGBUILD. I want to know that do i have to compile and install the kernel header and kernel docs package or should I install only the kernel package?

Headers are included in the kernel26-mainline package, so you don't have to install anything else. I believe docs are not included, but you probably don't need/want those.

Forgot to add; there are also binary packages of kernel26-mainline at http://arch.miffe.org/.