Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:48:23 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:48:14 -0500 Received: from [195.163.186.27] ([195.163.186.27]:4820 "EHLO zmailer.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:48:00 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 23:47:51 +0200 From: Matti Aarnio To: David Balazic Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? Message-ID: <20020204234751.U5808@mea-ext.zmailer.org> In-Reply-To: <3C5EB063.D6C18692@uni-mb.si> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3C5EB063.D6C18692@uni-mb.si>; from david.balazic@uni-mb.si on Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 05:01:39PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 05:01:39PM +0100, David Balazic wrote: > Hi! > > This problem again :-) > > I purchase/download a program for linux. > It says it requires certain kernel features, for example : > CONFIG_PROC_FS,CONFIG_NET,CONFIG_INET If it wants THOSE, it is asking for wrong abstraction layer information. No userspace program (beside of special sysadmin tools) should be poking into PROC_FS. The NET interface abstraction is already wrapped inside libc. > How can I figure out in 5 minutes, without a kernel hacker, if > my linux system has the correct settings ? Good software gives clear diagnostics if some necessary facility is missing at runtime. > This is a real life question, probably more suitable to ask > on some distributions mail list, but I thought I'll start here. > > TIA, > david > -- > David Balazic /Matti Aarnio - 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/