On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:27:19 -0500, Tanstaafl wrote: > > I see what you mean about the guide and consider it wrong, especially > > for an advanced section. You are more likely to run into problems > > when not reusing your old config that when using make oldconfig. > > But... my understanding is that, by copying your old .config to the new > kernel dir before running make menuconfig, you *are* reusing your old > config... I sure hope I'm not reading *that* wrong. ;)
No you're not. But it is far easier to miss important changes without oldconfig to point them out to you by shoving them in your face. > > > Even the comment about context isn't really true, as oldconfig shows > > some context and the same help that menuconfig does. > > Ok... well, this is how I've always done it, and I'm comfortable with > it, so don't see a reason to change. Each to their own. > Maybe I'll try running make oldconfig one day just to see how it > differs... It's not black magic, it just shows you any new options that are not present in your config, offers you choices along with a default and a chance to read the help text for that option. If you're feeling paranoid, diff the config it generates with the one you started with. -- Neil Bothwick BING But It's Not Google
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