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Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:36:24 -0700
From: Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com>
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To: Daniel.A.Christian@NASA.gov
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Subject: Re: 2.4.21-rc7 SMP module unresolved symbols
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Dan Christian wrote:

>
>"make mrproper" fixes it.
>
>For the record, I think this stinks!
>
>"make mrproper" should  be an expert only utility because it does blow 
>away valuable configuration information (a painfull lesson that can 
>only be learned "the hard way", since the README neglicts to mention 
>this).  For that matter, the README makes it look like creating a 
>config from scratch (all 1500+ options) is no big deal!
>  
>

  Most developers have a std config file that they simply copy over, and 
run "make oldconfig".  This is why menuconfig, and xconfig get broken 
every few patches.

-- 
There is no such thing as obsolete hardware.
Merely hardware that other people don't want.
(The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
Sam Flory  <sflory@rackable.com>


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