custom module configuration with make-kpkg

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Hi,

I've searched a little too long now for an solution to what I think is a very 
simple problem.

I'm compiling a kernel in a subdirectory of my home with `make-kpkg 
kernel-image` and I've got my .kernel-pkg.conf set up to:

    maintainer := Sukant Hajra
    MODULE_LOC := $(HOME)/src/linux/modules
    debian := $(shell date +%Y%m%d.%H%M)
    root_cmd := fakeroot
    kpkg_follow_symlinks_in_src := YES

I've unpacked the debian module sources I'm interested in (ieee80211-source 
and ipw2200-source) into ~/src/linux/ and everything is set up to compile 
perfectly with `make-kpkg modules_image`.

The problem I'm having is that I need to compile ipw2200 with 
CONFIG_IPW_DEBUG=y.  It just doesn't appear as though the make-kpkg is making 
any use of the Makefile provided by ipw2200-source.  According to the 
Makefile, debugging is supposedly set, but it just doesn't appear to be when 
I load the installed the compiled module.

Basically, make-kpkg is doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes, and I'm just 
not really sure I'm following it all.  I run make-kpkg from the root of the 
kernel tree, so I thought maybe I could append CONFIG_IPW_DEBUG=y to the end 
of the .config file, but that just instantiated a `make oldconfig` before 
compilation.  I even tried to export CONFIG_IPW_DEBUG=y before running 
make-kpkg, but that didn't seem to do the trick either.

What's the recommended method to compile modules with make-kpkg with custom 
options?  Should one of the methods I tried above worked (I can try it 
again)?

Thanks for your input,
Sukant Hajra