On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Tod Hagan wrote:
> The hardest part is answering all the questions during the config. If
> you've previously built a kernel in the 2.2 series you can copy your
> .config or saved config file from the older kernel directory to give you a
> base to start from. Don't call it .config, though, since it'll get removed
> by the make mrproper.
If, after unpacking the new kernel, you copy your old <.config> file into
the new kernel directory, you should be able to run
make oldconfig
and only be prompted on features which have changed since the last kernel
release.
Also, the purpose of "make mrproper" is to remove all local configuration
information from the kernel build directories. That is, it wipes the slate
clean and lets you start from scratch. It is not a part of normal kernel
build procedures. "make clean" is, but "make clean" mainly removes object and
temporary files -- it does not touch your configuration.
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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