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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 23:02:51 +1200
From: Volker Kuhlmann <list0570@paradise.net.nz>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] make localconfig
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> > I just think it might save you some time when you've accidently rm'd your 
> > .config, and all you want to have is a .config for the local box. Also 
> > wouldn't I load all the modules one by one, possibly.

> For this kind of thing, code talks. Otherwise no one will take heed.

Even with code noone seems to have taken heed. The code has been
available for ages. I think it's very useful. gunzip </proc/config.gz
gives you the config of the running kernel, make cloneconfig sets up
the source tree. Free and convenient with every SuSE kernel.

Volker

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