Re: [PATCH] README: Alternative configuration commands does not mention make listnewconfig

Regid Ichira
2013-09-12T21:26:42Z

On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 03:18:00AM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
> On 09/11/2013 07:39:19 PM, Regid Ichira wrote:
> >Applied to the tip of linux.git,
> > VERSION = 3 PATCHLEVEL = 11 SUBLEVEL = 0
> >Signed-off-by: Regid Ichira <regid23@nt1.in>
> >---
> > README | 4 ++++
> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/README b/README
> >index a24ec89..f10c16f 100644
> >--- a/README
> >+++ b/README
> >@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
> > "make localyesconfig" Similar to localmodconfig, except it
> >will convert
> > all module options to built in (=y)
> >options.
> >
> >+ "make listnewconfig" Based on the contents of your existing
> >./.config
> >+ file, print all the new config symbols.
> >One at a
> >+ line.
> >+
> > You can find more information on using the Linux kernel config
> >tools
> > in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt.
>
> "make help" does, though. Possibly the README should point people at
> that instead of trying to keep a (third?) copy of this info in sync?
>
> Rob

1) If make help is the second copy of this info, and the README is
the third, where is the first, master, copy?
2) Doesn't the README have slightly more information on each option
than make help, or that the README info is somewhat better to
beginners? Perhaps the README entries should first be combined
into make help?