Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:26:16 +0200 (CEST) | From | Roman Zippel <> | Subject | Re: KConfig help text not shown in 2.6.0-test5 |
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Hi,
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Nick Piggin wrote:
> In 2.6.0-test5, the help text for choice options (eg. processor type, > highmem) is not shown in either menuconfig or oldconfig. It does work > in gconfig, however. Don't know when it last worked.
Try the patch below, the main help should be with the choice. This patch is only an example, someone else should verify the correct wording. BTW you can reach the individual help within 'make config' by appending a '?' to the number (e.g. '1?').
bye, Roman
--- l/arch/i386/Kconfig 8 Sep 2003 21:15:30 -0000 1.1.1.4 +++ l/arch/i386/Kconfig 13 Sep 2003 00:05:51 -0000 @@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ config ES7000_CLUSTERED_APIC choice prompt "Processor family" default M686 - -config M386 - bool "386" ---help--- This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is used for optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on @@ -166,6 +163,12 @@ config M386 If you don't know what to do, choose "386". +config M386 + bool "386" + help + Select this for a 386 series processor, either Intel or one of the + compatible processors. + config M486 bool "486" help @@ -643,9 +646,6 @@ config EDD choice prompt "High Memory Support" default NOHIGHMEM - -config NOHIGHMEM - bool "off" ---help--- Linux can use up to 64 Gigabytes of physical memory on x86 systems. However, the address space of 32-bit x86 processors is only 4 @@ -678,7 +678,13 @@ config NOHIGHMEM your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the kernel at boot time.) - If unsure, say "off". + If unsure, select "off". + + +config NOHIGHMEM + bool "off" + help + Select this if you want turn off High Memory Support. config HIGHMEM4G bool "4GB" - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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