How to understand 'make oldconfig'?

[Adrian Cornish]

>> 2. When there is a .config in /usr/src/linux indeed, make do nothing
>> but generate a copy of .config, namely .config.old.

This book took all the mystery out of building the kernel for me http://www.kroah.com/lkn/ and I happily bought it because he was kind enough to give it away for free

At my level - best kernel book ever - no more weird blank boot screens for some unknown reason when installing vanilla kernels.

He actually posts here to.


Adrian