Messages in this thread | | | From | (Wesley Tanaka) | Subject | linux-1.3.100: make oldconfig JAVA help bug | Date | 10 May 1996 11:12:36 GMT |
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after running make oldconfig with my 1.3.99 .config file, When hitting "?" at the prompt: the following is output:
Kernel support for JAVA binaries (CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA) [N/y/m/?] (NEW) ?
JAVA binaries are becoming a universal executable format. This option allows Java binaries and Java Applets to be handled invisibly to the OS. As more and more Java programs become available, the use for this will gradually increase. If you want to use this, read the Java on Linux HOWTO, available via ftp (user: anonymous) at sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. In order to execute Java binaries, you will also need to install the Java Developers Kit. If you disable this option it will reduce your kernel by about one page. This is not much and by itself does not warrant removing support. However its removal is a good idea if you do not have the JDK installed. If you don't know what to answer at this point then answer Y. You may answer M for module support and later load the module when you install the JDK or find a interesting Java program that you can't live without. Processor type CONFIG_M386 This is the processor type of your CPU. It is used for optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on all CPU types (albeit not optimally fast), you can specify "386" here. If you specify "486" or "Pentium" or "PPro", then the kernel will run on 486 and Pentium (=586) and Pentium Pro (=686) CPUs. In rare cases, it can make sense to specify "Pentium" even if running a 486: the kernel will be smaller but slower. On the other hand, if you use a --More--
presumably this is a mistake.
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