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konqueror

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Registered: 2017-02-19

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zcat command and .config file

Hello everyone,

I am trying to build a new kernel through the traditional compilation method. I downloaded kernel-6.10.2 from the kernel.org website and unpacked it under ~/kernelbuild as per the Arch wiki. When I run the following command inside the custom kernel source directory:

$ zcat  /proc/config.gz  > .config

I expect to see the .config file inside ~/kernelbuild/linux-6.10.2  where the unpacked new kernel is. I do not see the .config file, and so I must have done something wrong...

Thank you in advance for any clarification.

Enrico

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: zcat command and .config file

what are you using to 'see' it?

konqueror

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Registered: 2017-02-19

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Re: zcat command and .config file

Hi there,

I tried with the command:

find ~/kernelbuild/linux-6.10.2  -name ".config"

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and now I see it...I had given the command with no space before "-name" and that is why it did not find anything....

Enrico

mpan

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Re: zcat command and .config file

Is your working directory “~/kernelbuild/linux-6.10.2” when you invoke zcat?

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konqueror

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Registered: 2017-02-19

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Re: zcat command and .config file

Is your working directory “~/kernelbuild/linux-6.10.2” when you invoke zcat?

Yes it is, but, as I replied in a previous post, I had issued the wrong command to see the .config file.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: zcat command and .config file

And that is why you should always post actual commands and outputs instead of vague descriptions. See also https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855.

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konqueror

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Registered: 2017-02-19

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Re: zcat command and .config file

And that is why you should always post actual commands and outputs instead of vague descriptions. See also https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855.

Understood. I will refer to the link posted in my next posts.