Re: re-using .config to compile kernel

[Neil Davies]

THUFIR HAWAT wrote:

> not that long ago I compiled my first kernel and saved the .config
> file.   after a clean install of FC3 i then went to /usr/src/ and unpacked the 2.6.10
> kernel and copied the .config  into the 2.6.10 directory and tried "make
> bzimage" but got back "make: *** No rule to make target `bzimage'. 
> Stop." as an error message.  then i did "make xconfig" and then moved the
> original .config file (hope this makes some sense) so it overwrote the newer version (to
> save time).  the script of some of this, with "cat .config", is at
> <http://thufir.lecktronix.net/kernel/>;.
>
> googling showed some indications that maybe "make boot" would work, but it
> wasn't clear to me.  I don't see why this isn't working...?
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Thufir Hawat
>   
>  
If you use 'make oldconfig', if the .config file was from a previous 
version of the kernel, then it would be brought up to speed with any new 
additions in the newer kernel and then should compile for you.

Thanks
Tefal