在使用make menuconfig重新配置后，再编译kernel时常会遇到这样的问题：
Using /home/likewise-open/BJS/lisa.liu/code/sprdroid4.0.3_vlx_3.0_13a/kernel as source for kernel
/home/likewise-open/BJS/lisa.liu/code/sprdroid4.0.3_vlx_3.0_13a/kernel is not clean, please run ‘make mrproper‘
分析：
这条语句来自kernel目录下的Makefile:
ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
@$(kecho) ‘ Using $(srctree) as source for kernel‘
$(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o -d $(srctree)/include/config ]; then \
echo " $(srctree) is not clean, please run ‘make mrproper‘";\
echo " in the ‘$(srctree)‘ directory.";\
/bin/false; \
fi;
endif
仔细阅读这句话：
$(Q)if [ -f $(srctree)/.config -o -d $(srctree)/include/config ]; then \
echo " $(srctree) is not clean, please run ‘make mrproper‘";\
echo " in the ‘$(srctree)‘ directory.";\
也就是说如果kernel目录下存在.config文件或者kernel/include目录下存在config目录，则会打印后面的
echo " $(srctree) is not clean, please run ‘make mrproper‘";\
echo " in the ‘$(srctree)‘ directory.";\
解决方案：
检查这两处，删掉对应的文件和目录即可
$(srctree) is not clean, please run 'make mrproper'
原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/senior-engineer/p/4932559.html