From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:54:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:54:03 -0400 Received: from sovereign.org ([209.180.91.170]:59103 "EHLO lux.homenet") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:54:00 -0400 From: Jim Freeman Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:54:27 -0600 To: "Eric S. Raymond" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [kbuild-devel] Re: Remaining undocumented Configure.help symbols Message-ID: <20010601075427.A23321@sovereign.org> In-Reply-To: <20010529145940.A11498@thyrsus.com> <20010530185542.R14293@corellia.laforge.distro.conectiva> <20010530182012.D1305@thyrsus.com> <20010531144328.A16811@sovereign.org> <20010531191055.A13056@thyrsus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20010531191055.A13056@thyrsus.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.18i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 07:10:55PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Jim Freeman : > > The verbiage in these entries seems 'make config' / text-interaction > > -centric. Granted, that's likely the context most kernel builders will > > use, but it would seem fair to at least consider a broader audience > > who may be using more gui-ish tools wrapped around extant content. > > This is a general problem with almost all the existing entries, and > will have to await a future editing pass for solution. For now I think > it's more important to have consistent cues that users can recognize, > even if they're not literally appropriate. Agreed - in the meantime, just wanted to have the issue acknowledged and put on the roadmap.