From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:18:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:17:58 -0500 Received: from cambot.suite224.net ([209.176.64.2]:50184 "EHLO suite224.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:17:51 -0500 From: "Matthew Pitts" Subject: Re: Knowing what options a kernel was compiled with To: Keith Owens , Jacob Anawalt Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.3.4b2a Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:13:48 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4504.980658417@ocs3.ocs-net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:06:57 +1100 Keith Owens wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:21:41 -0700, > Jacob Anawalt wrote: > >Is there a way to know what options a running kernel was > compiled with, > >if you dont have access to the source or configure files > it was compiled > >off of? > > No. You have to insist that whoever distributes the > kernel binary also > distributes the .config file that it was compiled with. > > Don't bother arguing that the kernel should record this > info, it has > been discussed before and rejected. This is a problem > for the > distributors, not for the kernel. Keith and Jacob, Some distributions DO include the config. It may be located in the /boot dir with a name CONFIG-2.2.10 or similar. I know that Caldera 2.3 shiped that way(2.4 may also). If you have the install CDROM, the kernel source install may have it (e.g. Linux-Mandrake 7.x). Matthew mpitts@suite224.net - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/