Re: Order of Compilation of Kernel Sources

[David Dufresne <dufresne@mediafusion.com>]

on 1/7/03 11:46 PM,     Anticipating a Reply at ruxyz@yahoo.com wrote:

> Hi All ,
> 
>   Can anybody please tell me in what order
> the different parts of the Linux Kernel source
> code gets compiled , linked and executed/called ?
> The order of execution is unclear to me
> when the Kernel boots up .
> 
>   I tried to follow the Makefiles , but
> it lead only to more confusion . Can anybody
> point to some good document ,if any ,on this.
> I would appreciate a detailed explanation on this.
>    Thanks in advance .
> 
Hi,

You'll find an overview of the booting and compilation process in this
online book:
http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html

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