Re: Linux 2.4.6 Configure.help incomplete :-(
Hi! > There are still a lot of help texts missing from Configure.help, > CONFIG_AIC7_BUILD_FIRMWARE to name just one example. > > I'm pretty annoyed by RELEASE versions that don't have all options > documented. If a module doesn't come with proper documentation for all > its options, drop it. Ugh? Configure.help is *very* minor thing, and it should not interfere with kernel development. It will not corrupt your data. Will not make your kernel unstable. Etc. > How is a non-hacker supposed to configure the kernel if he doesn't even > have the faintest clue about the options? How many non-hackers have you seen confused by that particular option? Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: Linux 2.4.6 Configure.help incomplete :-(
Hi! There are still a lot of help texts missing from Configure.help, CONFIG_AIC7_BUILD_FIRMWARE to name just one example. I'm pretty annoyed by RELEASE versions that don't have all options documented. If a module doesn't come with proper documentation for all its options, drop it. Ugh? Configure.help is *very* minor thing, and it should not interfere with kernel development. It will not corrupt your data. Will not make your kernel unstable. Etc. How is a non-hacker supposed to configure the kernel if he doesn't even have the faintest clue about the options? How many non-hackers have you seen confused by that particular option? Pavel -- Philips Velo 1: 1x4x8, 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Linux 2.4.6 Configure.help incomplete :-(
There are still a lot of help texts missing from Configure.help, CONFIG_AIC7_BUILD_FIRMWARE to name just one example. I'm pretty annoyed by RELEASE versions that don't have all options documented. If a module doesn't come with proper documentation for all its options, drop it. How is a non-hacker supposed to configure the kernel if he doesn't even have the faintest clue about the options? Linux is the system with the worst official documentation anyhow, compared to the "monolithic" BSD variants. I appreciate efforts by ESR to get the documentation complete, but evidently, the "good" way not enough. A complex system without proper documentation is worth _nothing_. -- Matthias Andree - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Linux 2.4.6 Configure.help incomplete :-(
There are still a lot of help texts missing from Configure.help, CONFIG_AIC7_BUILD_FIRMWARE to name just one example. I'm pretty annoyed by RELEASE versions that don't have all options documented. If a module doesn't come with proper documentation for all its options, drop it. How is a non-hacker supposed to configure the kernel if he doesn't even have the faintest clue about the options? Linux is the system with the worst official documentation anyhow, compared to the monolithic BSD variants. I appreciate efforts by ESR to get the documentation complete, but evidently, the good way not enough. A complex system without proper documentation is worth _nothing_. -- Matthias Andree - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
