I was just reading in the SuSE Admin Guide for 9.1 about the kernel compiling procedure. I read something that caught my attention because I didn't notice it before and I don't understand it. In section 10.3.3 it says "As the configuration with make xconfig is not as well maintained as the other configuration possibilites, run the command make oldconfig after using this configuration method."
Can anyone explain this? What is missing from xconfig and what does the make oldconfig do to correct this? I tried to find a more recent manual or howto that covers kernel building but I don't find any at http://www.opensuse.org. Can anyone please tell me where I can find some current instruction on kernel building? I also noticed in my 9.1 book, the method to use before configuring the kernel is zcat /proc/config.gz > .config make oldconfig I noticed that make cloneconfig from earlier instructions still works but it is not mentioned in the 9.1 instructions. Are the results different? Damon Register -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
