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Re: Configuring Kernel Options (/usr/src/linux/.config)



On Wednesday 25 September 2002 23:40, Andy Saxena wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to know if there are any side-effects of copying the .config file
> from one kernel source tree to another.

by all means ;)
then run (from the new source directory) : make oldconfig .
you will be prompted only for the new changes...

aint debian kewl ??

tal.


>
> Specifically, there are two cases that I am interested in:
>
> 1.) Copying config file from the 2.2 series to the 2.4 series.
> 2.) Copying the config file from one minor version to another within the
> same series.
>
> I have seen plenty of questions asked about compiling a custom kernel,
> but I don't remember this issue being tackled in any of them.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy



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