Re: Linux-1.3.62

Dan Merillat (Dan.Merillat@ao.net)
Wed, 14 Feb 1996 11:33:36 -0500 (EST)


On Mon, 12 Feb 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote:

>
> Also note that as of 1.3.61 there has been a config option for a.out
> executable format support (called "ECOFF" on the alpha), and if you are
> using an old config file that won't have been picked up automatically.
> 99% of all people want to have this enabled (_very_ few people have a
> truly 100% ELF setup).

Speaking of which: Can you set make oldconfig to _ASK_ for anything that
it dosn't know about rather then choose N as the default? That way
on a new kernel release, you can just do a make oldconfig and change
any new options, rather then try to find what has been added.

--Dan