Re: [PATCH] 2.2: /proc/config.gz

From: Daniel Phillips (news-innominate.list.linux.kernel@innominate.de)
Date: Thu Aug 31 2000 - 10:48:59 EDT

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    Nathan Paul Simons wrote:
    > As for the argument of putting it in the kernel being more robust and
    > idiot-proof, well, if someone can't keep three files and one directory
    > straight for each different configuration of the kernel that they want to
    > play with, they probably shouldn't be configuring and compiling kernels in
    > the first place. You can't idiot-proof the world, and even if you could, some
    > things really shouldn't be.

    I for one can't even keep two files straight - my kernel is forever
    getting out of synch with my System.map. Of course, I may be the only
    person that has ever had this happen to them. ;-) I am all for
    idiot-proofing things where you can, especially when the idiot is me. 

    --
Daniel
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