a few things

[Deedra Waters]

ok, you've answered a lot of my questions and I really appreciate this...
but um... how can I do this if I don't have speech right now? *grin*

On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Janina Sajka wrote:

> make config
> 
> instead of
> 
> make menuconfig
> 
> will give you choices one at a time. The downside of this approach is that 
> you don't have the option to go back and forth among various selections 
> until you have things the way you want them. The advantage is that speech 
> will be robust.
> 
> Once you have a .config file you like save it off to a separate location. 
> This way, the next time you want to compile a kernel you can copy this old 
> configuration file into the root of the kernel tree (i.e. /usr/src/linux) 
> and do a 
> 
> make oldconfig
> 
> This is advantageous. You'll hate make config the first time you run it 
> because it asks a gazillion questions. But, after you've done this once, 
> make oldconfig will ask only about new things.
> 
> Also, here's what dto do if you think something in your config needs to 
> change--or if you realize you've made a mistake during the make config 
> process, but can't go back because that's the nature of the beast.
> 
> Pull up the .config file in your favorite editor and find the line in 
> question. Delete that entire line--do not edit it. You can delete one line 
> or many lines, as needed. Then, do a:
> 
> make oldconfig
> 
> and you'll be asked about the options you deleted only.
> 
> This make oldconfig makes compiling new kernels a breeze.
> 
> 
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