config file for Kernel compile

[Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com>]

One user on this list stated that I can just take my old kernel config 
file and copy to the new tree (?).  I assume that he meant by this that 
I should copy it to those directories where I am compiling the kernel.  
But in which folder exactly and I assume this is prior to running 
make-kpkg -config=menuconfig kernel-image.

For the sake of information, I untar the kernel in /usr/src, then 
create a link to it as linux. I go into the linux directory (i.e., 
/usr/src/linux) and then run the aforementioned command.

Curtis