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authornbd <nbd@3c298f89-4303-0410-b956-a3cf2f4a3e73>2007-02-16 17:16:45 +0000
committernbd <nbd@3c298f89-4303-0410-b956-a3cf2f4a3e73>2007-02-16 17:16:45 +0000
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document make kernel_menuconfig
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@@ -143,7 +143,15 @@ Similar to the linux kernel config, almost every option has three choices,
\end{itemize}
After you've finished with the menu configuration, exit and when prompted, save your
-configuration changes. To begin compiling the firmware, type "\texttt{make}". By default
+configuration changes.
+
+If you want, you can also modify the kernel config for the selected target system.
+simply run "\texttt{make kernel\_menuconfig}" and the build system will unpack the kernel sources
+(if necessary), run menuconfig inside of the kernel tree, and then copy the kernel config
+to \texttt{target/linux/\textit{<platform>}/config} so that it is preserved over
+"\texttt{make clean}" calls.
+
+To begin compiling the firmware, type "\texttt{make}". By default
OpenWrt will only display a high level overview of the compile process and not each individual
command.