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From: Glenn Enright <elinar@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Unable to calculate Linux Kernel version [New Thread]
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 00:20:31 +0000
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On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:27, Bogo Mipps wrote:
>  *    getfilevar <VARIABLE> <CONFIGFILE>
>  * Could not find a usable .config in the kernel source directory.
>  * Please ensure that /usr/src/linux points to a configured set of Linu=
x
> sources.
>  * If you are using KBUILD_OUTPUT, please set the environment var so th=
at
>  * it points to the necessary object directory so that it might find
> .config.
>
> Why would the .config that's in the directory not be usable?  I just di=
d
> the make oldconfig && make as you suggested - which ran without errors =
...

Bah! try
	cd /usr/src/linux
	make menuconfig
exit out of that and save in the process. Try the emerge again. Stupid=20
software ;)
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