(kernel) make mrproper
What does: # make mrproper when compiling/rebuilding the kernel Thanks, Raul
Raúl Gutiérrez Segalés wrote:
What does:
# make mrproper
when compiling/rebuilding the kernel
It cleans up the source tree (like the Mr. proper product :-) ) and removes all files created during compilation, so you can start from beginning if something went wrong. Rene
On Friday 14 December 2001 8:31 am, Rene Engelhard wrote:
What does: # make mrproper when compiling/rebuilding the kernel
It cleans up the source tree (like the Mr. proper product :-) ) and removes all files created during compilation, so you can start from beginning if something went wrong.
But it should also be noted that mrproper deletes the .config file created during any previous configuration, so you'll have to start from scratch or copy over an old one. Not a Good Thing (tm). Save your .config first. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 12/14/01 10:44 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."
Raúl Gutiérrez Segalés wrote:
What does:
# make mrproper
when compiling/rebuilding the kernel
It totally cleans out all the previous make attempt files...makes it a fresh source. It's way stronger than make clean. I read a quip on some linux magazine that when Linux Torvalds was starting to make linux, there was a popular household cleaning product called "Mr. Proper", so he named it thusly.
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