* Re: [gentoo-user] Using an old kernel .config as the basis for a new .config
@ 2017-12-28 20:35 99% ` Ralph Seichter
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From: Ralph Seichter @ 2017-12-28 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 28.12.17 20:52, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> There is some way of initialising a new kernel .config from an existing
> one, I am sure, but I can't find it.
If your previous kernel has IKCONFIG support(*) enabled, I recommend
these steps for a kernel update to keep as many configuration options
as possible:
# eselect kernel set {number}
# cd /usr/src/linux
# zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
# make silentoldconfig
-Ralph
(*) https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/IKCONFIG_Support
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