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On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 19:04:18 +0100, antlists wrote: |
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> > For the uninitiated, the difference here is that olddefconfig will |
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> > accept the default configuration value for any new/changed options, |
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> > whereas oldconfig will prompt the user for input. |
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> > The former is great if you just don't care and want to accept the |
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> > default, but it isn't right for every user. |
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> fwiw, I think I've always just copied the old .config across, then done |
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> "make menuconfig". I think that also just accepts defaults for anything |
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> new. |
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It doesn't, it prompts for every change, with the default preselected. |
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It's more time consuming than running make olddefconfig but it does give |
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you the chance to see what the new options are, and read the help if you |
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need more. |
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