[TriLUG] a kernel building mini-doc

[rpjday at mindspring.com]

john davis wrote:

> Hello

> I looked at the makefile and at Configure.

> Here's how to do it.

> cp .config config.jfd
> cp config.jfd arch/i386/defconfig
> make mrproper
> make oldconfig
> make dep clean zImage modules modules_install

ok, this is news to me.  this suggests that, if there is no .config,
"make oldconfig" will use the file it finds in arch/i386/defconfig.
i was never aware of that.  can anyone else comment on this?

rday