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author | James Bottomley <jejb@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> | 2006-06-10 13:47:26 -0500 |
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committer | James Bottomley <jejb@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com> | 2006-06-10 13:47:26 -0500 |
commit | f0cd91a68acdc9b49d7f6738b514a426da627649 (patch) | |
tree | 8ad73564015794197583b094217ae0a71e71e753 /README | |
parent | 60eef25701d25e99c991dd0f4a9f3832a0c3ad3e (diff) | |
parent | 128e6ced247cda88f96fa9f2e4ba8b2c4a681560 (diff) |
Merge ../linux-2.6
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@@ -165,10 +165,31 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: "make xconfig" X windows (Qt) based configuration tool. "make gconfig" X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool. "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of - your existing ./.config file. + your existing ./.config file and asking about + new config symbols. "make silentoldconfig" Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen with questions already answered. + "make defconfig" Create a ./.config file by using the default + symbol values from arch/$ARCH/defconfig. + "make allyesconfig" + Create a ./.config file by setting symbol + values to 'y' as much as possible. + "make allmodconfig" + Create a ./.config file by setting symbol + values to 'm' as much as possible. + "make allnoconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol + values to 'n' as much as possible. + "make randconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol + values to random values. + + The allyesconfig/allmodconfig/allnoconfig/randconfig variants can + also use the environment variable KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG to specify a + filename that contains config options that the user requires to be + set to a specific value. If KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG=filename is not used, + "make *config" checks for a file named "all{yes/mod/no/random}.config" + for symbol values that are to be forced. If this file is not found, + it checks for a file named "all.config" to contain forced values. NOTES on "make config": - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can |