Re: Automatic .config generation

On Sun, 15 May 2005 09:03:42 +0200, Borislav Petkov said:
> On Thursday 12 May 2005 23:17, Edgar Toernig wrote:
> > jmerkey wrote:
> > > Scott Robert Ladd wrote:
> > > >Is there a utility that creates a .config based on analysis of the
> > > >target system?

> how about /proc/config.gz.. although this was pretty recent IIRC.

That describes the currently running kernel *as built* - so for instance
booting a RedHat kernel on almost anything will show 3 zillion things
built as modules - including 2.5 zillion things that aren't needed in the
current config (for instance, every single sound card driver may be included).

What is desired is a utility that will do an lspci/lsusb/etc and build up
a .config that matches *the current hardware* (for instance, only including
a module for the one sound card that's actually installed).

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