linux-kernel - Re: What about make mergeconfig ?

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Message-Id: <1161784337.22582.95.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:52:17 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: What about make mergeconfig ?


> Hmm, wouldn't you only have to build that config once and then in the
> future just use "make oldconfig" to keep it up-to-date with newer
> kernels ?

Well, it's handy to be able to pick up a fresh new upstream tree and
build a config for pmac+pseries for example.

Ben.


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