In a kernel source tree: % make mrproper % make KCONFIG_CONFIG=.myconfig kvmconfig' HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/confdata.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/expr.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/symbol.o HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/preprocess.o LEX scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.o YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf The base file '.config' does not exist. Exit. make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/Makefile:96: kvm_guest.config] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:538: kvmconfig] Error 2 Essentially `make kvmconfig' (and probably other similar targets) did ignore KCONFIG_CONFIG set to a different filename. If KCONFIG_CONFIG is set, use it; otherwise behave as if it was set to `.config'. Signed-off-by: Arseny Maslennikov <ar@xxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/kconfig/Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile index 181973509a05..1c7ac07def4d 100644 --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ configfiles=$(wildcard $(srctree)/kernel/configs/$@ $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/c %.config: $(obj)/conf $(if $(call configfiles),, $(error No configuration exists for this target on this architecture)) - $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m .config $(configfiles) + $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m $(KCONFIG_CONFIG) $(configfiles) +$(Q)yes "" | $(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile oldconfig PHONY += kvmconfig -- 2.20.1
