Re: Kernel Question: What is #6 SMP?

michelebargeman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
J.O. Aho wrote:

The "#6" tells that the kernel was rebuild 6 times without running 'make clean'.

:) Boy my face is red :) Is it good idea or bad idea to rebuild kernel
without 'make clean'?


It depends on what version of kernel you are rebuilding and what parts you rebuild. The 2.6 series of kernels are quite good at knowing what to rebuild when you change settings. It can be good to rebuild modules if you change some of the settings for the things built in the kernel.

Myself I don't run 'make clean' that often, only if I test something radical different or if I want it to say "#1" :)


//Aho
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