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The Sunday 2007-12-02 at 06:52 -0600, Rajko M. wrote:
You should better follow the instructions in
"/usr/src/linux/README.SUSE", which actually is
"/usr/share/doc/packages/kernel-source/README.SUSE". There is no
reference to "make mrproper" in there: that target can break things
sometimes, IMHO.
Such as...?
Broken kernel source tree ;-)
Carlos:
make mrproper is valid target if you want to remove all traces of previous
compilation(s) and start from scratch, if it breaks something it is better to
know at that stage than later when kernel doesn't work properly.
It is a valid target when you get the sources elsewhere, add bits and
ends, etc.
It is not needed if you just install the source rpm from suse, which comes
already cleaned. It can delete customizations, too: the only time I used
it deleted my own config files and notes, and some of suse's files. I had
to reinstall the sources. It deletes *anything* it thinks doesn't belong
on the kernel.
If you need to clean a previous compilation, use "make clean". That's more
than enough.
I have been making my own kernels for years and I never use mrproper. SuSE
does not recomend it in their own instructions. It's not even mentioned.
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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