On Tue, 4 May 1999, John F. Woods wrote:
> 
> Hmm.  It would be really elegant if sysinst would offer to patch up your kernel
> after the installation was complete (as if sysinst didn't already have enough
> to do...).
> 

Hell, if you're gonna do that, you might as well go the whole route: Offer
a check-list of compile options, patch the source, then build and install
a custom kernel as one of the last steps of the install process.  SCO does
this.  It's not necessarily the fastest method of installation, and
definately wouldn't work on a system with limited resources, but it does
build a kernel designed specifically for that machine.

Personnally, I dislike automated custom builds and would rather handle it
myself -- including patching -- after installation.  However, a
recommended list of patches would have value to me.

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