[clue-tech] kernel config file

[mike havlicek]

--- On Thu, 5/21/09, dennisjperkins at comcast.net <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: dennisjperkins at comcast.net <dennisjperkins at comcast.net>
> Subject: [clue-tech] kernel config file
> To: kevin at kevinfries.com, "Clue-Tech" <clue-tech at cluedenver.org>
> Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 7:17 AM
> #yiv1756739861 p
> {margin:0;}I
> looked in a book about the kernel, and it says that if the
> kernel is configured to do so, it puts config.gz into /proc,
> and that you can unzip that file into the kernel source and
> use it to build a new kernel.
> 
Or at least zless it to find the answers you are looking for..

> I don't know how many distros do this.  I
> don't know how many put a copy of the config file into
> /boot either.

I was just wondering why distributed kernels don't usually seem to enable config.gz in /proc.
I think recently when I was messing with sidux it did. I usually enable
it when I build. What is the danger? I have always suspected a danger with
using the file in /boot as the end all authority:)

-Mike

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