From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>,
Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Subject: [PATCH 25/39] kconfig: resort the documentation of the environment variables
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 01:42:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1244245377-17441-25-git-send-email-sam@ravnborg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090605233720.GA13588@uranus.ravnborg.org>
From: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
All the KCONFIG_ environment variables were previously located in a
section "Environment variables in 'menuconfig'", but neither are they
restricted to 'menuconfig' nor are they all used by 'menuconfig'.
Introduce the following three sections for these variables:
* Environment variables for '*config'
* Environment variables for '{allyes/allmod/allno/rand}config'
* Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig'
Furthermore this puts MENUCONFIG_MODE next to MENUCONFIG_COLOR into a
common section "User interface options for 'menuconfig'".
Signed-off-by: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
---
Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt | 116 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
index 26a7c0a..849b5e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
@@ -35,48 +35,26 @@ new .config files to see the differences:
(Yes, we need something better here.)
-
-======================================================================
-menuconfig
---------------------------------------------------
-
-SEARCHING for CONFIG symbols
-
-Searching in menuconfig:
-
- The Search function searches for kernel configuration symbol
- names, so you have to know something close to what you are
- looking for.
-
- Example:
- /hotplug
- This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
- e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
-
- For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
- <Help>) and Enter. This will tell you that you can also use
- regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you
- are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try
-
- /^hotplug
-
-
______________________________________________________________________
-Color Themes for 'menuconfig'
+Environment variables for '*config'
-It is possible to select different color themes using the variable
-MENUCONFIG_COLOR. To select a theme use:
+KCONFIG_CONFIG
+--------------------------------------------------
+This environment variable can be used to specify a default kernel config
+file name to override the default name of ".config".
- make MENUCONFIG_COLOR=<theme> menuconfig
+KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG
+--------------------------------------------------
+If you set KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG in the environment, Kconfig will not
+break symlinks when .config is a symlink to somewhere else.
-Available themes are:
- mono => selects colors suitable for monochrome displays
- blackbg => selects a color scheme with black background
- classic => theme with blue background. The classic look
- bluetitle => a LCD friendly version of classic. (default)
+KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP
+--------------------------------------------------
+If this environment variable exists and is non-null, the timestamp line
+in generated .config files is omitted.
______________________________________________________________________
-Environment variables in 'menuconfig'
+Environment variables for '{allyes/allmod/allno/rand}config'
KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG
--------------------------------------------------
@@ -95,8 +73,7 @@ values.
This enables you to create "miniature" config (miniconfig) or custom
config files containing just the config symbols that you are interested
in. Then the kernel config system generates the full .config file,
-including dependencies of your miniconfig file, based on the miniconfig
-file.
+including symbols of your miniconfig file.
This 'KCONFIG_ALLCONFIG' file is a config file which contains
(usually a subset of all) preset config symbols. These variable
@@ -113,26 +90,14 @@ These examples will disable most options (allnoconfig) but enable or
disable the options that are explicitly listed in the specified
mini-config files.
+______________________________________________________________________
+Environment variables for 'silentoldconfig'
+
KCONFIG_NOSILENTUPDATE
--------------------------------------------------
If this variable has a non-blank value, it prevents silent kernel
config udpates (requires explicit updates).
-KCONFIG_CONFIG
---------------------------------------------------
-This environment variable can be used to specify a default kernel config
-file name to override the default name of ".config".
-
-KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG
---------------------------------------------------
-If you set KCONFIG_OVERWRITECONFIG in the environment, Kconfig will not
-break symlinks when .config is a symlink to somewhere else.
-
-KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP
---------------------------------------------------
-If this environment variable exists and is non-null, the timestamp line
-in generated .config files is omitted.
-
KCONFIG_AUTOCONFIG
--------------------------------------------------
This environment variable can be set to specify the path & name of the
@@ -143,15 +108,54 @@ KCONFIG_AUTOHEADER
This environment variable can be set to specify the path & name of the
"autoconf.h" (header) file. Its default value is "include/linux/autoconf.h".
+
+======================================================================
+menuconfig
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+SEARCHING for CONFIG symbols
+
+Searching in menuconfig:
+
+ The Search function searches for kernel configuration symbol
+ names, so you have to know something close to what you are
+ looking for.
+
+ Example:
+ /hotplug
+ This lists all config symbols that contain "hotplug",
+ e.g., HOTPLUG, HOTPLUG_CPU, MEMORY_HOTPLUG.
+
+ For search help, enter / followed TAB-TAB-TAB (to highlight
+ <Help>) and Enter. This will tell you that you can also use
+ regular expressions (regexes) in the search string, so if you
+ are not interested in MEMORY_HOTPLUG, you could try
+
+ /^hotplug
+
______________________________________________________________________
-menuconfig User Interface Options
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+User interface options for 'menuconfig'
+
+MENUCONFIG_COLOR
+--------------------------------------------------
+It is possible to select different color themes using the variable
+MENUCONFIG_COLOR. To select a theme use:
+
+ make MENUCONFIG_COLOR=<theme> menuconfig
+
+Available themes are:
+ mono => selects colors suitable for monochrome displays
+ blackbg => selects a color scheme with black background
+ classic => theme with blue background. The classic look
+ bluetitle => a LCD friendly version of classic. (default)
+
MENUCONFIG_MODE
--------------------------------------------------
This mode shows all sub-menus in one large tree.
Example:
- MENUCONFIG_MODE=single_menu make menuconfig
+ make MENUCONFIG_MODE=single_menu menuconfig
+
======================================================================
xconfig
--
1.6.3.rc3.40.g75b44
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2009-06-05 23:37 kbuild-next content Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 01/39] kconfig: handle comment entries within choice/endchoice Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 02/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: minor general improvements in builddeb script Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 03/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: refactor code to reduce duplication Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 04/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: fix 'file not found' error when building .deb package for arm Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 05/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: pass Debian maintainer script parameters to packaging hook scripts Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 06/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: allow to specify a custom revision for .deb packages Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 07/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: allow alternative hook scripts directory in " Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 08/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: improve changelog entry and package descriptions Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 09/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: generate debian/copyright file Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 10/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: improve maintainer identification Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 11/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: improve Source field Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 12/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: fix generated package name Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 13/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: fix Provides field Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 14/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: fix Section field Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 15/39] kbuild, deb-pkg: bump standards version Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 16/39] initconst adjustments Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 17/39] kbuild: fix header export when __ASSEMBLY__ is used Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-06 0:41 ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-06-06 5:45 ` Jaswinder Singh Rajput
2009-06-06 6:05 ` Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-06 8:14 ` Russell King
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 18/39] kbuild/headers_check: refine extern check Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-06 0:46 ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-06-06 8:38 ` Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-06 15:25 ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-06-08 1:31 ` Amerigo Wang
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 19/39] kbuild: clean up scripts/headers.sh Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 20/39] kbuild: allow docproc invocation from external Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 21/39] kbuild/Documentation: Incorrect makefile syntax in example Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 22/39] kbuild: remove extra ifdef/endif of top Makefile Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 23/39] kconfig: fix typo "mconfig" to "menuconfig" in a comment Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 24/39] kconfig: add a note about the deps to the 'silentoldconfig' help Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` Sam Ravnborg [this message]
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 26/39] gitignore: ignore Kconfig i18n files Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 27/39] kconfig qconf: fix -Wall compiler warnings Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 28/39] kconfig qconf: fix namespace for Horizontal and Vertical enum values Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 29/39] kconfig qconf: add namespace for use of Key_ " Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 30/39] kconfig qconf: fix the type of the desktop widget Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 31/39] kconfig: do not hardcode ".config" filename Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 32/39] kconfig: do not hardcode "include/config/auto.conf" filename Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 33/39] kernel/kallsyms.c: replace deprecated __initcall with device_initcall and fix whitespace Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 34/39] scripts/headers_check.pl: correct RE in header CONFIG leak check Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 35/39] kbuild: add hint about __refdata to modpost Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 36/39] menu: fix embedded menu presentation Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 37/39] Remove bashisms from scripts Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 38/39] ignore *.patch files Sam Ravnborg
2009-06-05 23:42 ` [PATCH 39/39] kbuild: fix "Argument list too long" error for "make headers_check", Sam Ravnborg
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