Re: Automatic Configuration of a Kernel

[Daniel Thaler]

Michal Piotrowski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 15/09/05, Ahmad Reza Cheraghi <a_r_cheraghi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I wrote this Framework for making a .config based on
> > the System Hardwares. It would be a great help if some
> > people would give me their opinion about it.
> >
> > Regards
>
>
> It's for new linux users? They should use distributions kernels.
> It's for "power users"? They just do make menuconfig...
> It's for kernel developers? They just do vi .config.

I like the idea.
I'm a power user and of course I can do make menuconfig, but it would be
useful when building a kernel for new hardware for example.

Currently that involves looking at dmesg output to figure out the correct
options; this would provide a nice base config to work with and reduce the
amount of effort.

Daniel
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