Re: I'm stuck, please help...

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Marshall Pharoah" <pharoahm@...>
>
> Make will execute a makefile which checks the dependencies of the files

and

> compiles only those files which have been updated since the last build.
> By typing "make xconfig" you are telling make to use a file named
> xconfig.mak

While you are generally correct about the action of make, in this instance
the command "make xconfig" is not looking for a preexisting make file, but
shoulf bring up a graphic utility that allows you to create a proper make
file with the options you need.

> Generally in the dos/windows world, you would need a -f before the name of
> the
> makefile, but I have yet to wrok on anything large enough in linux to
> require a makefile.
> There are usually several other commands available, for instance -v will
> provide a verbose
> build. Typing "man make" should give you a basic description of the make
> utility
> and the commands.
>
> I don't have my linux box here, or I could check that out for you.

He is typing in the correct command, but as you suggest there is something
missing from the install. The other comands that are valid for building the
file make is going to work upon is "make menuconfig" or "make config". Both
of these will do the job, but are a considerably greated pain to use.

Tim
[Denver, CO]