The Configure.help file says: Cryptographic API CONFIG_CRYPTO If you answer 'Y' or 'N' to this option, the cryptographic kernel API framework will be enabled, and you'll be presented with additional questions about cryptographic algorithms and kernel components making use of the cryptographic API. Thats obviously not what they meant to say, it should be "answer 'Y' or 'm'". If you answered 'N' then the code won't be included at all (as it correctly says at the bottom. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. less /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r4/Documentation/Configure.help Expected Results: The file should say "'Y' or 'm'"
Created attachment 11722 [details, diff] Patch which corrects the typo
yep, the docs from crypto do have this typo. it is in both the USAGI and patch-int patches. This typo is from upstream, not us. I'll notify them and put a note to update local. Thanks, Jay
just fyi - i'm adding barton support in 2.4.20-r5. so i'll add this fix as well. r5 will be up shortly. Jay