Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Aug 2012 00:11:13 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: awful kconfig help texts. |
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 02:43:13PM -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 07:07:41PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > Oh, there's one more enlightening sentence in the help: > > > > "You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable one or more of > > the PWM drivers below." > > > > Got it? :-) > > No, it doesn't add anything useful at all.
Sorry, I think you misunderstood me and I didn't express my irony adequately - I was trying to be ironic, maybe even sarcastic here. But that's hard to convey in written form.
> I know PWM is probably pulse width modulation, but why would my kernel > need to care about this ? Why would I need drivers for it ? > > Also, think about what happens with 'oldconfig'. You don't get to even > see 'the drivers below' until you've answered this question. > > It couldn't be more opaque if it tried.
I agree with all you've said and you're preaching to the choir. Sorry that I didn't make my sarcasm more explicit.
Thanks.
-- Regards/Gruss, Boris.
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