On Sunday 16 December 2001 03:16, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> For only the second time in recorded history, the master
> Configure.help file now has help entries corresponding to *all*
> configuration symbols in live use in the kernel tree (both 2.4 and
> 2.5).  It is available for your downloading pleasure at:
>
> 	http://tuxedo.org/~esr/cml2/Configure.help.gz
>
> I had to write over 600 of the entries in this version myself,
> including the last six.  Please don't put me through that again --
> when you add a config option, *include a Configure.help entry in your
> patch*.  Not documenting how and why to configure your option is both
> sloppy and antisocial.  I beseech the current Elder Gods of the kernel
> to reject future patches that neglect this step.
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded well to my nagging by sending in entries.

And thank you Eric for your effort! Thank you!   :-)
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