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diff --git a/docs/build.tex b/docs/build.tex index fed0ca281e..1335c81329 100644 --- a/docs/build.tex +++ b/docs/build.tex @@ -143,7 +143,15 @@ Similar to the linux kernel config, almost every option has three choices, \end{itemize} After you've finished with the menu configuration, exit and when prompted, save your -configuration changes. To begin compiling the firmware, type "\texttt{make}". By default +configuration changes. + +If you want, you can also modify the kernel config for the selected target system. +simply run "\texttt{make kernel\_menuconfig}" and the build system will unpack the kernel sources +(if necessary), run menuconfig inside of the kernel tree, and then copy the kernel config +to \texttt{target/linux/\textit{<platform>}/config} so that it is preserved over +"\texttt{make clean}" calls. + +To begin compiling the firmware, type "\texttt{make}". By default OpenWrt will only display a high level overview of the compile process and not each individual command. |