On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 12:05:21 -0400 Emma Jane Hogbin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 11:58:33AM -0400, Kevin McKinley wrote: > > The .config file won't be overwritten if you use a different > > --append-to-version value for each new kernel. It's saved as > > /boot/config-<version><--append-to-version>. > > It is overwritten then, but it is also saved in another directory. I didn't understand what you were getting at. Clarifying/amplifying what I said before: "There can be only one" <kernel_src_dir>/.config, so it is replaced each time you save and exit menuconfig or xconfig. (The one you started with is moved to .config.old.) This is true whether or not you use make-kpkg, and it's true whether or not you patch the kernel. make-kpkg puts a copy of .config in the kernel .deb. The config isn't really saved in /boot as I wrote before; it's written there along with the kernel and System.map when you install the kernel .deb. If you want to move a configuration out of harm's way before changing it, the easiest way is probably to copy it to another name (other than .config.old). I'm sorry for the poor wording before; the stuff you already know is for lurkers. :) Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
