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Re: adding a module to a kernel



On 12-Apr-99 Jiri Baum wrote:
> Pollywog (about kernel compiling):
>> Sort of.  I wanted to know if I could skip over the part where I have to
>> answer all the questions.  I did not mind having to do the remainder of
>> the steps.
> 
> Yes, you can skip the "make config" step, but wouldn't you normally want to
> change the answer to at least one of the questions?
I can change this by editing /usr/src/linux/.config, correct?

> 
> (Unless you are upgrading, of course.)
> 
> Note that once you've done "make config" once, it's a lot easier to do it
> again because the defaults it gives you are your previous answers. So you
> just need to hit Enter until you get to the thing you want to change,
> change that single one, and continue with Enter until it's finished.
> 
This I did not know, because I usually start with a fresh tarball.

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Andrew

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