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SubjectRe: a few more "make xconfig" inconsistencies
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> > > Oh, I see what you mean.  This behavior is a "feature" of the old
> > > xconfig (it's been so since the 2.0 times or thereabouts). menuconfig
> > > will hide entirely what xconfig merely grays out.
> >
> > I actually like that feature :-(.
> >
> > On the other hand, the TCL-based config system has gone completely in
> > 2.5. I look forward to the 2.7 tree opening when hopefully somebody
> > will bring it back as an extra choice, just for the sake of it :-).
>
> The new config system provides a generic library for handling kernel
> configuration. My bet is we can expect lots of kernel config frontends
> turning up as soon as 2.6 sees the light of the world (and people find
> out how great it is :D).

Cool - the big disadvantage of the QT-based kernel configurator is
that it takes ages to load on slow boxes, (even on my MMX-200 it's
slow, and that's not _that_ old).

John.
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