[RULE] compiling kernels

[Richard Kweskin]

Hello All

Just to add here that I have compiled a kernel or two myself (when using the 
given config file) but have also gotten stuck trying to cut out too many bits 
while creating a different config file. My mania for making minimal things led 
to saying "no" to several options. However, the compilation would stop early 
during the make zImage stage and I always suspected that a kernel patched by 
Redhat (or any other distro) would require certain options to be compiled in to 
succeed.

On the other hand (I said to myself) if I take a plain vanilla kernel might I 
break some one(s) Redhat programs or components that require some patch or 
option.

Bottom line: point me in the right direction as to which kernel source to use 
and which config file to match with it and I can compile the beast.

Richard