From 451d334bd6f1cdd35a54a9d3aa86ba9f1a9cb996 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 16:25:35 +0000
Subject: [Bug 196] ch5-kernel make mrproper explanation

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1512 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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 chapter05/kernel-exp.xml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'chapter05')

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 
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