HELP: Building System

HELP: Building System

[Paolo Ornati]

I think that the available Documentetion about "REcompiling a kernel" is a 
little confusing (about the use of "make clean").

EXAMPLES:

source: "The Linux Kernel HOWTO"
...When the configure script ends, it also tells you to `make dep' and 
(possibly) `clean'...

...For older versions of the kernel, when finished, you should do a `make 
clean'...

...In any case, do not forget this step before attempting to recompile a 
kernel. 

	possibly?
	only for older versions of kernel?
	in any case?
	WHEN?

source: www.linuxchix.org
...Sometimes, you'll change things so much that "make" can't figure out how 
to recompile the files correctly. "make clean" will remove all the object 
files (ending in .o) and a few other things...

	ok, this seems more convincing...

Can anyone be more clear?

Bye,
Paolo

Re: HELP: Building System

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 03:50:49PM +0100, Paolo Ornati wrote:
> I think that the available Documentetion about "REcompiling a kernel" is a 
> little confusing (about the use of "make clean").

Did you try to read README in the top-level directory?

Anyway "make clean" deletes most of the generated files, but most
important leaves the actual .config.
"make mrproper" cleans up stuff even more, but remember to save/restore
.config when using "make mrproper".

	Sam