Subject: Re: Upgrade steps from 1.3 -> -current needed.
To: None <rvb@sicily.odyssey.cs.cmu.edu>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@pa.dec.com>
List: current-users
Date: 06/26/1998 10:55:00
> Now that we can include files into configuration files, maybe
> we should break GENERIC into parts, so their is a:
> 	GENERIC.common
> 	GENERIC.scsi
> 	GENERIC.sound
> 	GENERIC.isa
> etc ..
> Then you include in the parts you need for your own configuration.

I don't think that particularly makes sense.

The largest benefit of making your own specially-configured kernel is
that you can trim out bits that you don't need.

If each of those files include 'all bits' from their category, then
they're probably not going to be too helpful.




cgd