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From:  Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>
Subject: [gentoo-user]  Re: make oldconfig
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James wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> It seems like I remember that 'make oldconfig' is not
> needed any more, to pass the current (booted) kernel
> option  to the .config for building a new kernel.
> 
> Of is 'make oldconfig' still a good idea?

It's not needed, but a good idea to see if there are any new options.