> > If it were my problem, I'd probably have .config.compaq, .config.hp, > > .config.ibm, .config.dell, .config.apple, .config.gateway, all under > > your tool's control, and have your build process copy or symlink the > > .config.foo of your choice into .config, before running make. > > bad idea. make mrproper stupidly will delete ALL of these. Better to > call them config.gateway etc. :) This is what we have done in the past. Now we are migrating to the Linux standard method which is to create a default configuration file. Under your processors "arch" directory there should be a "configs" directory. Put the copies of your configuration files there. Example: Assume our platform is called "newbie" Create a configuration for your platform that you like. Then: cp .config arch/<your arch>/configs/newbie_defconfig You new and improved build method: - make mrproper - make newbie_config - make oldconfig - make dep zImage ... "mrproper" will not delete your configuration and everything should work fine. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
