[ale] Kernel problem

[James CE Johnson]

> 
> On Saturday 20 April 2002 03:34 pm, James CE Johnson wrote:
> > > On Saturday 20 April 2002 12:27 pm, David Corbin wrote:
> > > > >Once you do "make oldconfig", you _still_ need to do make
> > > > > [x|menu]config as sometimes things do change that need manual
> > > > > intervention.
> > > >
> > > > Since when?  Is that documented somewhere?  Can elaborate on this
> > > > comment about things needing "manual intervention"?
> > >
> > > New config options get added to the kernel all the time. So, your saved
> > > config options are very likely to be missing a few options in that shiny
> > > new kernel you're installing. Thus, you need "manual intervention" to
> > > either install support for those things or leave them out.
> >
> > I thought the point of 'make oldconfig' was to account for those
> > shiny new features. I haven't read it in a while but I'm pretty
> > sure the README says something to that effect.
> 
> Here is what the README says:
> 
>  "make oldconfig"   Default all questions based on the contents of
>                            your existing ./.config file.

Ok, so I'll go read the README.

<time passes>
In the paragraph just before your quote it says:

  If you want to carry your existing configuration to a
  new version with minimal work, use "make oldconfig", which will
  only ask you for the answers to new questions.

> 
> But nobody (except maybe Alan Cox) knows what features will be in the new 
> kernel until it comes out. And only you know if you want them supported in 
> your kernel or not. So, it's just a good practice to take a look.
> 


---
This message has been sent through the ALE general discussion list.
See http://www.ale.org/mailing-lists.shtml for more info. Problems should be 
sent to listmaster at ale dot org.