X-Git-Url: http://git.alex.org.uk diff --git a/README b/README index 90a0765..1b81d28 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: - Alternate configuration commands are: "make config" Plain text interface. "make menuconfig" Text based color menus, radiolists & dialogs. + "make nconfig" Enhanced text based color menus. "make xconfig" X windows (Qt) based configuration tool. "make gconfig" X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool. "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of @@ -174,8 +175,17 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: "make silentoldconfig" Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen with questions already answered. + Additionally updates the dependencies. "make defconfig" Create a ./.config file by using the default - symbol values from arch/$ARCH/defconfig. + symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/defconfig + or arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig, + depending on the architecture. + "make ${PLATFORM}_defconfig" + Create a ./.config file by using the default + symbol values from + arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig. + Use "make help" to get a list of all available + platforms of your architecture. "make allyesconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol values to 'y' as much as possible. @@ -188,7 +198,7 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: values to random values. You can find more information on using the Linux kernel config tools - in Documentation/kbuild/make-configs.txt. + in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt. NOTES on "make config": - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can