How long does it take to build a linux kernel?
It has been a number of years since I built a linux kernel. Slackware
9.1 was the last GNU/Linux distro I used before switching back to BSD.
Tonight I put together a machine from some old parts (1.2GHz celeron
with 256KB cache, 256MB RAM, 20GB hard drive) and installed Slackware
12.
I customized a kernel configuration and attempted to build it. I don't
remember the 2.4 kernel taking as long to build as this 2.6 kernel. It
took nearly two hours. Granted, this machine is fairly old, but 2 hours?
After I complete the tasks for which I needed this setup, I'm going to
install an older Slackware with the 2.4 kernel and build that. I may
also install FreeBSD and NetBSD and build their kernels. I'd like to get
an idea how long it takes to compile other kernels on this rig.
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