Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758751AbXKUJk5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:40:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751404AbXKUJkt (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:40:49 -0500 Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]:35464 "EHLO astoria.ccjclearline.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750914AbXKUJks (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:40:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:38:40 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Max cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Kernel .config and kconfig general question In-Reply-To: <505418.54128.qm@web33012.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: References: <505418.54128.qm@web33012.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1031 Lines: 31 On Wed, 21 Nov 2007, Max wrote: > Is it the same to comment out a variable in .config than assigning > 'N' to it? > > Also could somebody explain the big picture of how does the kernel > configuration/build process treats the commented out variables in > .config? > > Or even more general: > > Could anybody please help me in understanding the main picture of > how a .config variable gets #define'd or #undefine'd in the kernel > header files? you'd be way better off taking this to the kernelnewbies list. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ======================================================================== - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/