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Old 06-28-2007, 02:34 PM   #1
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installing new kernel


simple question, is make mrproper always needed?

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Old 06-28-2007, 03:02 PM   #2
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not on 2.6 kernels no. it was only on 2.4's and was a way of clearing out a previous compilation.
 
Old 06-28-2007, 03:07 PM   #3
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I'd do make clean though before building another kernel on same source.
 
  


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