Everything that includes the source code of Unix programs for example compiling, installing or how to retrieve the code for studying.
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Understanding the Linux kernel source
I am trying to understand how a function, say mkdir, works by looking at the kernel source. This is an attempt to understand the kernel internals and navigate between various functions. I know mkdir ...
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How to compile and install programs from source
This is an issue that really limits my enjoyment of Linux. If the application isn't on a repository or if it doesn't have an installer script, then I really struggle where and how to install an ...
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What does a kernel source tree contain? Is this related to Linux kernel headers?
In books, I typically read references to the Linux Source Tree at /usr/src/linux with the usual set of subdirectories (arch, block, crypto, ...).
I was expecting this tree to contain the binary files ...
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Given a git patch id, how to find out which kernel release contains it?
Assume I have some issue that was fixed by a recent patch to the official Linux git repository. I have a work around, but I’d like to undo it when a release happens that contains my the fix. I know ...
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How to grep on source code without catching comments
I search a way to grep on source code without having sometimes false-positive because of comments. For instance if I search on foo on this .c source code :
/*
* foo has changed [...] and is now a ...
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Unpacking kernel-source rpm off-system (OpenSuse)?
I'm using OpenSuse 11.2 from a LiveUSB USB flash/stick, which arguably has not much place on it. I need to get the Linux sources for this version of OpenSuse, as they are needed to build a driver for ...
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How / where to get sources for kernel-2.6.36-gentoo-r4 in Gentoo Linux distribution?
How can I get (i.e. what command to use) sources for kernel-2.6.36-r4 (uname -a says that it is version 2.6.36-gentoo-r4), or where from I can download it?
I want to compile the userside 'perf' ...
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source script as command [closed]
For some reason (?), often when I write scripts nowadays they do not work, or work only in part, and then I try with . or source and they work perfectly. I'm unsure what is causing this as the scripts ...
