In message <20070219015237.GA13643@hanele.chello.upc.cz>, Jachym Holecek writes:
>The "exception" is when you build after a cvs update -- you end up with
>different parts of the kernel disagreeing on structure layout/function
>signatures. ;-)
>
>If you don't change the tree though you're safe (I think).

The solution I've used is that I always do
	rm -r ../compile/CONFIGNAME
	config CONFIGNAME
	cd ../compile/CONFIGNAME
	make

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