Re: [kbuild-devel] Re: Remaining undocumented Configure.help symbols

2001-06-01 Thread Jim Freeman


On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 07:10:55PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Jim Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > 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.
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Re: [kbuild-devel] Re: Remaining undocumented Configure.help symbols

2001-06-01 Thread Jim Freeman


On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 07:10:55PM -0400, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
 Jim Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
  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.
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