Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-02 Thread Remi Turk
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 08:45:17AM -0700, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > >> It allows a general interface to the kernel that does not require new > >> syscalls/ioctls and can be accessed from user space without specifically > >> compiled programs. You can use shell scripts, java, command line etc.

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-02 Thread Remi Turk
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 08:45:17AM -0700, Jonathan Lundell wrote: It allows a general interface to the kernel that does not require new syscalls/ioctls and can be accessed from user space without specifically compiled programs. You can use shell scripts, java, command line etc. Yes,

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread Jonathan Lundell
At 2:59 PM +0200 2001-06-01, David Weinehall wrote: > > Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... >> >> What's wrong with procfs? > >Imho, a procfs should be for process-information, nothing else. >The procfs in its current form, while useful, is something horrible >that should be taken

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread David Weinehall
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 08:43:58AM -0400, Phil Auld wrote: > Alexander Viro wrote: > > ...snip... > > > > > We should start removing the crap from procfs in 2.5. Documenting shit is > > a good step, but taking it out would be better. > > > > Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... >

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread Phil Auld
Alexander Viro wrote: ...snip... > > We should start removing the crap from procfs in 2.5. Documenting shit is > a good step, but taking it out would be better. > Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... What's wrong with procfs? It allows a general interface to the kernel that does

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread Phil Auld
Alexander Viro wrote: ...snip... We should start removing the crap from procfs in 2.5. Documenting shit is a good step, but taking it out would be better. Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... What's wrong with procfs? It allows a general interface to the kernel that does not

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread David Weinehall
On Fri, Jun 01, 2001 at 08:43:58AM -0400, Phil Auld wrote: Alexander Viro wrote: ...snip... We should start removing the crap from procfs in 2.5. Documenting shit is a good step, but taking it out would be better. Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... What's wrong

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-06-01 Thread Jonathan Lundell
At 2:59 PM +0200 2001-06-01, David Weinehall wrote: Not to open a what may be can of worms but ... What's wrong with procfs? Imho, a procfs should be for process-information, nothing else. The procfs in its current form, while useful, is something horrible that should be taken out on the

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread José Luis Domingo López
On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 14:23:21 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > José Luis Domingo López <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of > > "files" under /proc ?. > > Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? > I'm

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alan Cox
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Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration > > CML1 > > > > Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; > > > > < > Support Promise software RAID (NEW) -> Help > > There is no help available for this kernel option. > > How about > "Say "Y" or "M" if you

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Arjan van de Ven
BH wrote: > > Great work, its nice to see none, or fewer No help availables in the kernel > configuration. > Some quick glances: > > Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration > CML1 > > Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; > > < > Support Promise software RAID (NEW) -> Help > There is no

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread BH
Great work, its nice to see none, or fewer No help availables in the kernel configuration. Some quick glances: Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration CML1 Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; < > Support Promise software RAID (NEW) -> Help There is no help available for this kernel

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alexander Viro
On Thu, 31 May 2001, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > José Luis Domingo López wrote: > > > > On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, > > Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > > > > It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master > > > file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5.

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Arjan van de Ven
José Luis Domingo López wrote: > > On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, > Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > > It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master > > file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the > > 2699 configuration symbols actually

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alan Cox
> José Luis Domingo López <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of > > "files" under /proc ?. > > Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? Some of it is documented - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
José Luis Domingo López <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of > "files" under /proc ?. Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? -- http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/;>Eric S. Raymond [W]hat country can

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread José Luis Domingo López
On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master > file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the > 2699 configuration symbols actually used in the 2.4.5 codebase's C > source files

Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the 2699 configuration symbols actually used in the 2.4.5 codebase's C source files or Makefiles now has an entry in Configure.help. This does not, of course,

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Arjan van de Ven
José Luis Domingo López wrote: On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the 2699 configuration symbols actually used in the

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alexander Viro
On Thu, 31 May 2001, Arjan van de Ven wrote: José Luis Domingo López wrote: On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread BH
Great work, its nice to see none, or fewer No help availables in the kernel configuration. Some quick glances: Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration CML1 Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; Support Promise software RAID (NEW) - Help There is no help available for this kernel

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Arjan van de Ven
BH wrote: Great work, its nice to see none, or fewer No help availables in the kernel configuration. Some quick glances: Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration CML1 Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; Support Promise software RAID (NEW) - Help There is no help available

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Arjan van de Ven [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Linux Kernel v2.4.5-ac5 Configuration CML1 Bottom of IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices; Support Promise software RAID (NEW) - Help There is no help available for this kernel option. How about Say Y or M if you have a Promise Fasttrak (tm)

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread José Luis Domingo López
On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 14:23:21 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: José Luis Domingo López [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of files under /proc ?. Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? I'm not skilled

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
José Luis Domingo López [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of files under /proc ?. Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? -- a href=http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/;Eric S. Raymond/a [W]hat country can

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alan Cox
José Luis Domingo López [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Would it be great to have a similar documentation for those hundreds of files under /proc ?. Yes, this would be wonderful. Are you volunteering to write it? Some of it is documented - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread José Luis Domingo López
On Thursday, 31 May 2001, at 13:24:54 -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the 2699 configuration symbols actually used in the 2.4.5 codebase's C source files or

Re: Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Alan Cox
Between SCSI and IEEE 1394; Fusion MPT device support --- doesn't lead anywhere. It does for me.. fusion requires scsi and experimental - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at

Configure.help is complete

2001-05-31 Thread Eric S. Raymond
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Configure.help master file is now complete with respect to 2.4.5. Every single one of the 2699 configuration symbols actually used in the 2.4.5 codebase's C source files or Makefiles now has an entry in Configure.help. This does not, of course,