Re: [Plug] Ok, attempt number two..+ CORRECTIONS

["Jason S." <jason@survival.net>]

Martin DiViaio wrote:

> You should do make mrproper BEFORE make config. Especially if you are
> compiling from the sources a second (or more) time. make mrproper will
> clean out all of the object files from your previous compile so you are
> guaranteed to get a clean compile.
> 

Actually, make mrproper does more than just clean out the object files.
It also cleans out any changes you've made to the default config. This
is usually not what you want. A simple make clean will remove the object
files and keep your kernel config. I generally avoid make mrproper
unless I'm having trouble getting it to compile at all. Actually, I tend
to keep my /usr/src/linux/.config file arround so I can use it from one
kernel to annother. The make config routine gets tedious when you're
using the same hardware but want a newer kernel. 


> There is also a make distclean that does pretty much the same thing as
> make mrproper.
> 
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