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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:55:14 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> I never needed to do 'make oldconfig'. After emerging a new kernel, I |
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> do "make menuconfig" (or xconfig (Qt) or gconfig (Gtk)) and everything |
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> is already configured like the currently running kernel. |
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But your new kernel is different from the current one, with different |
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configuration options. oldconfig shows you the new options so you can |
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choose which to set, whereas your method sets everything to the default. |
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No, you don't strictly need to run make oldconfig, but it is advisable or |
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you will be enabling options you didn't even know existed. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The Japanese call us lazy, but at least we cook our fish! |
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