Re: kernel autoconfig option?

[Jan Engelhardt]

On Jul 12 2007 10:18, Mark Shelby wrote:
>
> Would it be possible to design a program to scan your existing system
> hardware and pre-select your onboard hardware options within the
> kernel config menus?

> Am I just crazy, or wouldn't this idea mke a lot of sense? Wouldn't it
> pretty much make the kernel "idiot proof" when installing from source?

Why not just use `make allmodconfig`? If you happen to suddenly have a new
device you never had before (and I can assure you: this happens!), you
already have all modules.



	Jan
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