Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Patches vs complete tarballs.... | Date | Fri, 14 Aug 1998 04:58:55 -0700 (PDT) |
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> hpa@transmeta.com (H. Peter Anvin) writes: > > By author: ketil@ii.uib.no > > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > But either the linux-2.1.115.tar.gz at ftp.funet.fi is slightly broken, > > > or I somehow managed to screw up a simple tar command (or the subsequent > > > steps - copying in the old .config, and make dep clean zlilo modules\ > > > modules_install, after cleansing the makefile of SMP and /boot stuff.) > > > > > > So, as I said, it's not a problem for me, I'm just a bit puzzled that it > > > happened. > > > > After copying in an old .config you *MUST* do "make oldconfig"!!!!! > > I claim different. 'make oldconfig' has exactly same dependencies > and actions as 'make config' -- and nearly same as 'make menuconfig' > and 'make xconfig'. > > However the 'make *config' _MUST_ be done before you can > continue with anything else (even 'make dep'). >
True enough, but the original poster didn't do any make *config. I guess I should have said "to use an old .config unmodified..."
-hpa
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