/proc/config.gz support on? Why not?

[Alan Cox]

On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 12:13:44AM -0600, Sam Williams wrote:
> > The kernel config is to be found under /boot/. This is the case since
> > FC1.
> Right, but what happens if you accidentally delete some of the config files?

What happens if you reformat your disk, or an asteroid hits the earth ?

> Why is it  a problem to check the /proc/config.gz option when the kernel
> is built so the information can be extracted at any time from the running kernel?

Why waste space on data already in the .srpm ?