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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2015-05-18 13:56:39 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-10-21 23:11:37 +0100
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kernel-dev: Added detail to start of generating config file
Fixes [YOCTO #7474] The "Generating Configuration Files" section has a procedure that starts with a step to complete a build at least through the kernel configuration task. This is needed but we could use a bit of explanation here. I added some rationale behind why you should do this. (From yocto-docs rev: dc6579de0740703796e7e6473ad86f70d0ca5aa2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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-rw-r--r--documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml9
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 25a41d3..c0acac8 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -347,7 +347,14 @@
configuration task as follows:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ bitbake linux-yocto -c kernel_configme -f
- </literallayout></para></listitem>
+ </literallayout>
+ This step ensures that you will be creating a
+ <filename>.config</filename> file from a known state.
+ Because situations exist where your build state might
+ become unknown, it is best to run the previous
+ command prior to starting up
+ <filename>menuconfig</filename>.
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Run the <filename>menuconfig</filename>
command:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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