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diff --git a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml index 3cb6eca8b..e52e73d60 100644 --- a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml +++ b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml @@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ <title>Command explanations</title> <para><userinput>make mrproper:</userinput> This will ensure that the kernel -tree is absolutely clean.</para> +tree is absolutely clean. We do this because the kernel team recommend +that this is done prior to <emphasis>each</emphasis> kernel compilation, +and that we shouldn't rely on the source tree being automatically clean +after untarring.</para> <para><userinput>yes "" | make config:</userinput> This runs make config and answers with the default answer to every question the config script asks |