x86_64_defconfig and i386_defconfig: What is the difference?

[Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:19:54 +0200, Paul Bolle said:

> (I remember seeing tutorials that show you how to generate a .config
> from scratch. I wonder whether anyone actually does that.

Distros did that originally.  Now they just keep delta'ing their
known-working config.  The pain involved was part of why localmodconfig
and friends were created....
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