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SubjectRe: awful kconfig help texts.
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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