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From: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@ix.netcom.com>
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I ususlly:

config CONFIG_FILE_NAME
cd ../../compile/CONFIG_FILE_NAME
make depend
make
make install
shutdown -r now

I have always used "make depend"  This may come from other OS's.
The "make depend" step makes the build safer.

tomdean