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authorUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-22 09:03:21 +0200
committerUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-22 09:04:52 +0200
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Mention that .config can be brought up-to-date via menuconfig/guiconfig
Good to know.
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5. To update an old ``.config`` file after the Kconfig files have changed (e.g.
to add new options), run ``oldconfig`` (prompts for values for new options)
- or ``olddefconfig`` (gives new options their default value).
+ or ``olddefconfig`` (gives new options their default value). Entering the
+ ``menuconfig`` or ``guiconfig`` interface and saving the configuration will
+ also update it (the configuration interfaces always prompt for saving
+ on exit if it would modify the contents of the ``.config`` file).
Due to Kconfig semantics, simply loading an old ``.config`` file performs an
implicit ``olddefconfig``, so building will normally not be affected by