Re: How to check the kernel compile options ?

[Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>]

On Mon, 04 Feb 2002 13:34:40 -0500, 
David Relson <relson@osagesoftware.com> wrote:
>At 01:22 PM 2/4/02, you wrote:
>>I have had in my /sbin/installkernel a clause to save .config as
>>config-<foo> when I install vmlinuz-<foo>; I believe anyone not doing
>>that[1] is, quite frankly, a moron.
>
>Why not a simple patch for "make install" to do this?

Simple?  From kbuild 2.5 which does exactly this ...

mainmenu_name "ix86 Installation"

choice 'Format to compile kernel in' \
	"vmlinux	CONFIG_VMLINUX \
	 vmlinuz	CONFIG_VMLINUZ \
	 bzImage	CONFIG_BZIMAGE \
	 zImage		CONFIG_ZIMAGE" bzImage

bool 'Use a prefix on install paths' CONFIG_INSTALL_PREFIX
if [ "$CONFIG_INSTALL_PREFIX" = "y" ]; then
  string '  Prefix for install paths' CONFIG_INSTALL_PREFIX_NAME ""
fi
string 'Where to install the kernel' CONFIG_INSTALL_KERNEL_NAME "/lib/modules/KERNELRELEASE/KERNELBASENAME"
bool 'Install System.map' CONFIG_INSTALL_SYSTEM_MAP
if [ "$CONFIG_INSTALL_SYSTEM_MAP" = "y" ]; then
  string '  Where to install System.map' CONFIG_INSTALL_SYSTEM_MAP_NAME "/lib/modules/KERNELRELEASE/System.map"
fi
bool 'Install .config' CONFIG_INSTALL_CONFIG
if [ "$CONFIG_INSTALL_CONFIG" = "y" ]; then
  string '  Where to install .config' CONFIG_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME "/lib/modules/KERNELRELEASE/.config"
fi
if [ "$CONFIG_VMLINUX" != "y" ]; then
  bool '  Install vmlinux for debugging' CONFIG_INSTALL_VMLINUX
  if [ "$CONFIG_INSTALL_VMLINUX" = "y" ]; then
    string '    Where to install vmlinux' CONFIG_INSTALL_VMLINUX_NAME "/lib/modules/KERNELRELEASE/vmlinux"
  fi
fi
bool 'Run a post-install script or command' CONFIG_INSTALL_SCRIPT
if [ "$CONFIG_INSTALL_SCRIPT" = "y" ]; then
  string '  Post-install script or command name' CONFIG_INSTALL_SCRIPT_NAME ""
fi