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Bug 56065 - Suggestion for Configuring the Kernel
Summary: Suggestion for Configuring the Kernel
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs-user
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Handbook (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Xavier Neys (RETIRED)
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
: 54763 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2004-07-04 08:32 UTC by Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)
Modified: 2004-07-09 03:30 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-04 08:32:39 UTC
Sent to www@gentoo.org by Som (som(a)somware-hr)

"""
URL:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7

Code Listing 8:
Selecting necessary file systems
Options:
[*] /dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)
[ ] /dev/pts file system for Unix98 PTYs"


There are something different text in real life which can confuse beginners.



"Network device support --->
  <*> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support
  <*>   PPP support for async serial ports
  <*>   PPP support for sync tty ports"

It is not very clear where these settings are located and beginner can
finish wondering arround.
"""
Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-07 10:47:05 UTC
*** Bug 54763 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-07 10:47:53 UTC
I'll improve that to save potential confusion.
Comment 3 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-07-09 03:30:03 UTC
Fixed.

Hopefully, code listings that match output of make menuconfig for both 2.4 and 2.6 should make options easier to find. That allowed me to remove some <note> elements as well.

Thanks for reporting.