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[Jeremy Kolb <jkolb AT brandeis.edu>]

Why should make oldconfig default to y? I've found that in most cases
it's broken and it only provides you with a command line interface,
which is fine, but i like menuconfig.

Jeremy

On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 12:44, Ladislav Hagara wrote:
> > > Hey, I'm running 2.6.4 and upon reading the kerneltrap tread on bugs in
> > > the PREEMPT stuff I want to turn that off, but seems like the spell
> > > won't let me into menuconfig anymore. I'm using cast -r -c linux
> > > Configure linux kernel? [n], Do you want to use gnupg? [y] Do you want
> > > to cast these spells? [y] reuse existing source tree? [y], make
> > > oldconfig?  [n]
> > > even if i configure the kernel for the same 2.6.4, don't reuse exisiting
> > > source tree, nor make oldconfig i still never get a menuconfig
> > > Seems like there used to be a "repeat menuconfig" option, but I think
> > > that a cast -r linux should cause menuconfig? IMHO
> > > toomanymirrors
> >
> > Did you try saying 'y' to "Configure linux kernel? [n]"?
> 
> The question "make oldconfig?  [n]" is quite strange, there should be some
> explanation before this question.
> I am always confused when I answer it.
> It should be probably "make oldconfig ? [y]", because if I only press Enter 
> it
> start to process oldconfig, linux spell probably needs some improvements.
> 
> For example I would gladly accept the possibility to choose default vanilla
> config, mainly after new smgl installation.
> I wrote a bug for install iso 
> http://bugs.sourcemage.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6411 but
> it should be probably improvement of linux spell.
> 
> - lace -
> 
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