Re-emerge gentoo-sources... recompile?

SirGrant · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 27

If I reemerge gentoo sources to the new version in portage. Do I have to redo make menuconfig and copy to /boot/ and all that? Or can I just upgrade and have it taken care of.

krinn · Watchman Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 7470

new version = do it again

so you have to create a new kernel config, build it & install it.
you can copy your old .config in the kernel to setup only the new features of that brand kernel.
also "eselect kernel list" and be sure to point your /usr/src/linux to the new one

termite · Guru Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 466

Copy the old .config to the new directory and run

SirGrant · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 27

Ok thanks for the info.

RedSquirrel · Guru Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 336

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml

d2_racing · Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject:

In fact, the make oldconfig is the best way to update a kernel, before at least, you don't have to reconfigure your kernel from A to Z.