Re: 2.4.21-rc7 SMP module unresolved symbols

Samuel Flory (sflory@rackable.com)
Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:36:24 -0700


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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