I do not understand kernel modules

[Gardner Bell]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 03:57:35PM +0100 Colin J. Raven wrote:
> On Jan 21 at 08:42, Gardner Bell wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 12:55:32AM +0100 Ramiro Aceves wrote:
> >> Jorn Argelo wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:38:54 +0100, Ramiro Aceves wrote
> >>>
> >>
> >> Yes, I understand now. The problem is that my old pentium machine takes
> >> very long time to compile all the modules even if I am not going to use
> >> them. I would like to compile only the modules I use, to reduce
> >> compiling time. Is that possible?
> >>
> > Refer to the option MODULES_OVERRIDE in man make.conf(5) if you wish
> > to only compile certain modules.
> 
> Thanks for this! I'm approaching a critical  "rite of passage" today 
> conincidentally, by recompiling my kernel and getting rid of stuff I 
> don't need.
> Doing what you suggest sounds eminently sensible, yet I have to ask a 
> followup question...
> 
> How do you specify a particular make.conf that should *only* be used for 
> recompiling kernels?
> 
I'm not too sure if one can specify another make.conf file or not.
What are your reasons for wanting to do so?

Gardner