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On 4/22/2008 12:53, Sanjeev Aditya Naga wrote:
> Will it be good, if we make the `config` file (used to
> build a kernel) part of the built kernel. So that one in
> need, can extract it from the kernel using some
> userspace tool!?

Enable the CONFIG_IKCONFIG and CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC option.  It allows 
you to access the active kernel's .config from /proc.

Cheers,
Dan

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Dan Noe (dpn@lampreynetworks.com)
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Lamprey Networks, Inc.