On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 10:19, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > > > This does work - the main difference I see is the make oldconfig step, > > which I was not doing. From here then, I should be able to modify the > > config file to taste and move ahead. -Thanks! > > No, "make oldconfig" takes over the available ".config" file without > giving you the chance to edit it. If you want to edit the kernel > config, choose among "make config", "make menuconfig" (recommended!) > or "make xconfig". In that case, you don't need/run "make oldconfig". > > I just used it in this thread to demonstrate that the available > kernel configs work. > OK - Now I'm confused. If this is true, then why does: make mrproper make xconfig "load configuration from file" configs/kernel-2.4.18-8.0.i686.config "save and exit" make dep make bzImage... ...cause the reproducible segfault? It sounds like this should get to essentially the same place, but it doesn't for some reason. Strange. Cheers, Chris Williams ==================================== "If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' someone else's dog around." --Cowboy Wisdom -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
