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@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ Make comment) in ``.config``, allowing them to be tested with ``ifdef`` in Make. If you make use of this, you might want to pass ``--config-out <filename>`` to -``genconfig`` and include the generated configuration file instead of including -``.config`` directly. This has the advantage that the generated configuration -file will always be a "full" configuration file, even if ``.config`` is -outdated. Otherwise, it might be necessary to run ``old(def)config`` or -``menuconfig`` before rebuilding with an outdated ``.config``. +``genconfig`` and include the configuration file it generates instead of +including ``.config`` directly. This has the advantage that the generated +configuration file will always be a "full" configuration file, even if +``.config`` is outdated. Otherwise, it might be necessary to run +``old(def)config`` or ``menuconfig`` before rebuilding with an outdated +``.config``. If you use ``--sync-deps`` to generate incremental build information, you can include ``deps/auto.conf`` instead, which is also a full configuration file. |