According to Jose R. Marte A.: While burning my CPU.
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> > From: David Nesting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Rendra Imron Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: error in menuconfig
> > Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:37 PM
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> > On Thu, Apr 08, 1999 at 02:50:09PM +0800, Rendra Imron Y wrote:
> > >
> > > when i was extract the file linux-2_0_33.tar.gz and file
> > > ax25-module-14h.tar.gz...then i run the command "make menuconfig"
> >
> > As an alternative to installing ncurses, you can try simply "make config"
> > for a simple tty configuration or "make xconfig" for an X-windows
> version.
> > You don't *have* to do menuconfig...
> >
> > David
> >
> > --
> > == David Nesting WL7RO Fastolfe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://fastolfe.net/
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> Why not David?
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> For the newbies like myself, is a great deal better to use the menuconfig
> it permits you in graphical mode to configure everything a great deal
> quicker
> if someone yet not has installed the X-Windows.
That is just what you might think, however if you want to "learn" how linux
works, leave the graphical stuff where it is.
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> And the advantage that has the menuconfig is that without running the
> X-Windows
> you obtain the menu in graphic mode and overall, that if you have a doubt
> upon a parameter with only asking it aid (H)ELP about that parameter
> and it obtains a description of the parameters
just use the ? key for ANY question in 'make config' works like a charm.
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> what does function has and what does advantage or disadvantage
> you obtain with this parameter.
You can read all the "help" descriptions in one go, there all in
/usr/src/linux/Documantation/Configure.help
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> It is my personal opinion about the use of the menuconfig,
> I belive that is recommended that the newbie persons like me use this way.
It maybe recomended, the problem is that most folks come from that greasy
graphical enviroment called Widows, or was that windows.
Huum i just invented a new term, "GGE"
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> 73' s Jose (hi8gn)
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Regards Richard.
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