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n0gabor

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From: Hungary / Budapest

Registered: 2006-02-10

Posts: 95

Where is the kernel documentation?

I noticed that the kernel26 package contains the kernel and the source too, but where is the kernel documentation?

i found some pages on the Wiki referring to /usr/src/linux-2.6.16-ARCH/Documentation ...

but i dont have the Documentation directory, i searched for a kernel documentation package...didn't find any...

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Where is the kernel documentation?

Arch doesn't include the documentation in the kernel package - those wiki references are incorrect. I expect a quick google would find them online somewhere for you, or you could always download the complete source tarball from kernel.org.

test1000

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Registered: 2005-04-03

Posts: 834

Re: Where is the kernel documentation?

that's what i always do...

like wget kernel.tar.gz; tar zxvf kernel.tar.gz ctrl+c when all Documentation is pasted on stdout

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paranoos

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From: thornhill.on.ca

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 442

Re: Where is the kernel documentation?

KernelHQ lets you browse through the entire source tree. Including documentation, naturally.

n0gabor

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From: Hungary / Budapest

Registered: 2006-02-10

Posts: 95

Re: Where is the kernel documentation?

maybe i'll make a PGKBUILD for the kernel doc, and a package...when i'll have a little spare time.

Bison

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From: Jacksonville, FL

Registered: 2006-04-12

Posts: 158

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Re: Where is the kernel documentation?

There was some discussion a long time ago about building packages with documentation for those who are uneasy about that.  I don't know what came of it, though.

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