On 10/24/12 19:28, Feuerbacher, Alan wrote: > > The BLFS doc says to do some reconfiguring (which modifies the .config file) > and then to "recompile the kernel *if necessary*". This implies to me that > some modifications to the .config file will NOT require recompilation, while > others will. So guess my questions should have been, What modifications DO or > DO NOT necessitate recompilation? And where can I find documentation to > educate myself thoroughly about this stuff? > > The documentation I've read so far gives one all manner of choices, but > newbies are probably not yet smart enough to know what's what with the > choices. So we need some hand holding. I think your should interpret "recompile the kernel if necessary" as "recompile if you changed the .config file". You may already have the requred settings in the .config file (and compiled the kernel with those settings), and in this case no recompile is necessary.
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