From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Keith Owens Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 22:51:29 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] [PATCH] 2.4.3-ac14 remove three IA-64 related orphans from Configure.help Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 1 May 2001 08:49:10 -0700, "Chris McDermott" wrote: >Actually, CONFIG_ITANIUM_PTCG is still required if you have systems with >Itanium >processor steppings less than B3. I still have some of these and I'm sure >there are >quite a few others out there who still do as well. Configure.help is designed for humans to query what an option does while they are configuring the system. CONFIG_ITANIUM_PTCG is a derived setting, humans have no direct control over it and it never appears on a config menu. Help text is not required for derived config settings and is discouraged.