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Authored by Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso
Committed by Linus Torvalds
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Exists in master and in 20 other branches dlt-processor-sdk-linux-03.00.00.04, newt-ti-linux-3.12.y, processor-sdk-linux-01.00.00, processor-sdk-linux-02.00.01, smarc-ti-linux-3.12.10, smarc-ti-linux-3.12.y, smarc-ti-linux-3.14.y, smarc-ti-linux-3.15.y, smarc-ti-lsk-linux-4.1.y, smarct3x-processor-sdk-04.01.00.06, smarct3x-processor-sdk-linux-02.00.01, smarct3x-processor-sdk-linux-03.00.00.04, smarct4x-800-processor-sdk-linux-02.00.01, smarct4x-processor-sdk-04.01.00.06, smarct4x-processor-sdk-linux-02.00.01, smarct4x-processor-sdk-linux-03.00.00.04, ti-linux-3.12.y, ti-linux-3.14.y, ti-linux-3.15.y, ti-lsk-linux-4.1.y

[PATCH] README update from the stone age 

We have no options which the user can set in the Makefile.  Only the
EXTRAVERSION, which is also useful in place of the "backup modules"
suggestion.

We don't have configuration options in the top Makefile.

Signed-off-by: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <blaisorblade@yahoo.it>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

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149 149 "make gconfig" X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool.
150 150 "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of
151 151 your existing ./.config file.
  152 + "make silentoldconfig"
  153 + Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
  154 + with question already answered.
152 155  
153 156 NOTES on "make config":
154 157 - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
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169 172 should probably answer 'n' to the questions for
170 173 "development", "experimental", or "debugging" features.
171 174  
172   - - Check the top Makefile for further site-dependent configuration
173   - (default SVGA mode etc).
174   -
175 175 COMPILING the kernel:
176 176  
177 177 - Make sure you have gcc 2.95.3 available.
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199 199 are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
200 200 working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
201 201 do a "make modules_install".
  202 + In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
  203 + "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
  204 + version.
202 205  
203 206 - In order to boot your new kernel, you'll need to copy the kernel
204 207 image (e.g. .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation)