From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail3.mx.voyager.net ([216.93.66.202]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 15ipMl-0002vd-00 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:39 -0400 Received: from WinCE (tnt14b-220.focal-chi.corecomm.net [216.214.204.220]) by mail3.mx.voyager.net (8.11.6/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f8H3kfP88025 for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200109170346.f8H3kfP88025@mail3.mx.voyager.net> To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Gregory Nowak Subject: Re: a few things MIME-Version: 1.0 (produced by IP*Works! www.dev-soft.com) Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Cute. I used to do make config all over again, and it was a big pain. Thanks for the info. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Janina Sajka To: Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:22:02 -0400 (EDT) >Subject: Re: a few things >make config >instead of >make menuconfig >will give you choices one at a time. The downside of this approach is that >you don't have the option to go back and forth among various selections >until you have things the way you want them. The advantage is that speech >will be robust. >Once you have a .config file you like save it off to a separate location. >This way, the next time you want to compile a kernel you can copy this old >configuration file into the root of the kernel tree (i.e. /usr/src/linux) >and do a >make oldconfig >This is advantageous. You'll hate make config the first time you run it >because it asks a gazillion questions. But, after you've done this once, >make oldconfig will ask only about new things. >Also, here's what dto do if you think something in your config needs to >change--or if you realize you've made a mistake during the make config >process, but can't go back because that's the nature of the beast. >Pull up the .config file in your favorite editor and find the line in >question. Delete that entire line--do not edit it. You can delete one line >or many lines, as needed. Then, do a: >make oldconfig >and you'll be asked about the options you deleted only. >This make oldconfig makes compiling new kernels a breeze. >-- > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp >Learn how to make accessible software at >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup