Commit 88f7a642 authored by Michael Witten's avatar Michael Witten Committed by Jiri Kosina
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README: More consistent and readable white space 



Mainly, this just separates paragraphs, so that the text is easier
on the eyes.

Signed-off-by: default avatarMichael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Acked-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
parent 6d12760c

README

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@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
		gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -



   or

		bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -



		bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -



   Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel.
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
		gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1



   or



		bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1



   Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current
@@ -142,10 +143,12 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: 
   Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate

   place for the output files (including .config).

   Example:



     kernel source code:	/usr/src/linux-3.X

     build directory:		/home/name/build/kernel



   To configure and build the kernel, use:



     cd /usr/src/linux-3.X

     make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig

     make O=/home/name/build/kernel
@@ -164,36 +167,49 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: 
   only ask you for the answers to new questions.



 - Alternative configuration commands are:



	"make config"      Plain text interface.



	"make menuconfig"  Text based color menus, radiolists & dialogs.



	"make nconfig"     Enhanced text based color menus.



	"make xconfig"     X windows (Qt) based configuration tool.



	"make gconfig"     X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool.



	"make oldconfig"   Default all questions based on the contents of

			   your existing ./.config file and asking about

			   new config symbols.



	"make silentoldconfig"

			   Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen

			   with questions already answered.

			   Additionally updates the dependencies.



	"make defconfig"   Create a ./.config file by using the default

			   symbol values from either arch/$ARCH/defconfig

			   or arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig,

			   depending on the architecture.



	"make ${PLATFORM}_defconfig"

			   Create a ./.config file by using the default

			   symbol values from

			   arch/$ARCH/configs/${PLATFORM}_defconfig.

			   Use "make help" to get a list of all available

			   platforms of your architecture.



	"make allyesconfig"

			   Create a ./.config file by setting symbol

			   values to 'y' as much as possible.



	"make allmodconfig"

			   Create a ./.config file by setting symbol

			   values to 'm' as much as possible.



	"make allnoconfig" Create a ./.config file by setting symbol

			   values to 'n' as much as possible.



	"make randconfig"  Create a ./.config file by setting symbol

			   values to random values.
@@ -201,17 +217,21 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel: 
   in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt.



	NOTES on "make config":



	- having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can

	  under some circumstances lead to problems: probing for a

	  nonexistent controller card may confuse your other controllers



	- compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386

	  will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386.  The

	  kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up.



	- A kernel with math-emulation compiled in will still use the

	  coprocessor if one is present: the math emulation will just

	  never get used in that case.  The kernel will be slightly larger,

	  but will work on different machines regardless of whether they

	  have a math coprocessor or not. 



	- the "kernel hacking" configuration details usually result in a

	  bigger or slower kernel (or both), and can even make the kernel

	  less stable by configuring some routines to actively try to
@@ -256,6 +276,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel: 
   are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your

   working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you

   do a "make modules_install".



   Alternatively, before compiling, use the kernel config option

   "LOCALVERSION" to append a unique suffix to the regular kernel version.

   LOCALVERSION can be set in the "General Setup" menu.