Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

Configuration Targets

These targets allow the kernel to be configured in a wide range of different ways.

Table 10-3. Configuration targets

Target	Description
config	Updates the current kernel configuration by using a line-oriented program.
menuconfig	Updates the current kernel configuration by using a text based menu program.
xconfig	Updates the current kernel configuration by using a QT-based graphical program.
gconfig	Updates the current kernel configuration by using a GTK+-based graphical program.
oldconfig	Updates the current kernel configuration by using the current .config file and prompting for any new options that have been added to the kernel.
silentoldconfig	Just like oldconfig, but prints nothing to the screen except when a question needs to be answered.
randconfig	Generates a new kernel configuration with random answers to all of the different options.
defconfig	Generates a new kernel configuration with the default answer being used for all options. The default values are taken from a file located in the arch/$ARCH/defconfig file, where $ARCH refers to the specific architecture for which the kernel is being built.
allmodconfig	Generates a new kernel configuration in which modules are enabled whenever possible.
allyesconfig	Generates a new kernel configuration with all options set to yes.
allnoconfig	Generates a new kernel configuration with all options set to no.

Note that the allyesconfig, allmodconfig, allnoconfig, and randconfig targets also take advantage of the environment ...