On Freitag, 31. August 2007, Steen Eugen Poulsen wrote: > > And to the lies: > > Lie: > because I have seen more than one non-booting totally f* up kernel > created by > genkernel. I won't touch it ever again. If something sucked in the past, > the > change is great that it sucks again in the future. Plus it doesn't really > make things easier, does it? > > > Thats a LIE, genkernel DOES not have ANY inteligence to create .config > for kernels, why is he spreading FUD about it creating "f* up" kernels.
exactly, genkernel has no intelligence. So there is no reason to use it. > > Lie 2: It doesn't make things easier. > > It does make things easier, again he is confusing automagic .config > creation with what genkernel can help with. The tool automate the task > involved in compiling kernels and/or maintaining multiple > configurations. And the Vol fellow really should start using genkernel > as his comment clearly demonstrate he does not take appropriate caution > to ensure that the kernel source is in a sane state between compiles. and how is make oldconfig && make all modules_install install harder to do than anything genkernel does? oh, it isn't? genkernel is just another step that can go wrong. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
