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* 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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