Re: Missing help entries, 2.1.131ac9

Philip Blundell (philb@gnu.org)
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:19:25 +0100


>You asked for it... courtesy of Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)'s
>scripts/checkhelp.pl:

Thanks. Here's a patch for a few of the missing ones. I'll write some more
later if I have time.

p.

--- clean/linux/Documentation/Configure.help Thu Dec 10 21:26:47 1998
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Sat Dec 12 19:17:51 1998
@@ -6257,7 +6257,7 @@
should say Y to this option if you wish to use it with Linux.

EBSA-110 ethernet interface
-CONFIG_AM79C961A
+CONFIG_ARM_AM79C961A
If you wish to compile a kernel for the EBSA-110, then you should
always answer Y to this.

@@ -9568,6 +9568,13 @@
Say N unless you're willing to code the remaining necessary support.
;)

+HP9000/300 support
+CONFIG_HP300
+ This option enables support for the HP9000/300 series of workstations.
+ Support for these machines is still very experimental. If you plan to
+ try to use the kernel on such a machine say Y here. Everybody else
+ says N.
+
# CONFIG_APOLLO, etc. coming soon (?)

68020 support
@@ -10011,6 +10018,21 @@
want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
Documentation/modules.txt.

+HP DCA serial support
+CONFIG_HPDCA
+ If you want to use the internal "DCA" serial ports on an HP300
+ machine, say Y here.
+
+HP on-board LANCE support
+CONFIG_HPLANCE
+ If you want to use the builtin "LANCE" Ethernet controller on an HP300
+ machine, say Y here.
+
+DIO bus support
+CONFIG_DIO
+ Say Y here to enable support for the "DIO" expansion bus used in HP300
+ machines. If you are using such a system you almost certainly want this.
+
MSDOS partition support
CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION
This option enables support for using hard disks that were
@@ -10295,6 +10317,18 @@
to set this option to, please consult any information supplied with
your system.

+Include support for CATS boards
+CONFIG_CATS
+ Say Y here if you wish to include support for the extra hardware found
+ in Chalice CATS machines. The resulting kernel will still run on an
+ EBSA-285 but will be slightly larger. If in doubt say N.
+
+Debug kernel errors
+CONFIG_DEBUG_ERRORS
+ This option controls extra debugging information which can be printed when
+ the kernel detects an internal error. Debugging is always a good idea and
+ it's safe for everyone to say Y.
+
Build Tools Selection
CONFIG_BINUTILS_NEW
Say Y here if and only if you're using GCC 2.8.1/EGCS with a
@@ -10306,6 +10340,12 @@
If you say Y here, the resulting kernel will be slightly larger, but
it will give useful debugging/error results. If you don't debug the
kernel, you can say N.
+
+Initial kernel command line
+CONFIG_CMDLINE
+ On some machines there is no way for the bootloader to pass arguments
+ to the kernel. If this is the case you can supply some command-line
+ options at build time by entering them here.

VIDC Sound
CONFIG_VIDC_SOUND

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