Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Dec 1996 15:44:20 +0100 (MEZ) | From | Kai Schulte <> | Subject | Re: Why not make mrproper? (was Linux v2.1.16) |
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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996 linuxsys@ssg.com wrote:
> This prompts a question: why *not* do the "make mrproper ; make config ; > make dep ; make clean" sequence when building a new version of a > kernel (e.g., move from 2.1.15 to 2.1.16)?
make mrproper is a superset of make clean, so nobody would want to do both anyway. In most cases, mrproper involves more work because you have to hide your .config someplace :)
Kai
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