patch-1.3.60 linux/scripts/README.Menuconfig

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• Date: Wed Feb 7 09:47:28 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.59/linux/scripts/README.Menuconfig
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+This is the Linux kernel menuconfig README file.
+
+Menuconfig gives the linux kernel configuration a long needed face lift.
+It features text based color menus, radiolists and dialogs, but does
+not require X Windows.  With this utility you can easily select a
+kernel option to modify without having to sift through 100 other options.
+
+The windowing support utility (lxdialog) is a VERY modified version of the
+dialog utility by Savio Lam <lam836@cs.cuhk.hk>.  Although lxdialog is 
+significantly different from dialog, I have left Savio's copyrights intact.
+Please DO NOT contact Savio with questions about lxdialog.  He will not be
+able to assist.
+
+
+Please feel free to send any questions or comments or suggestions to
+William Roadcap <roadcapw@cfw.com>.
+
+
+Some menuconfig keyboard hints:
+
+Menus
+----------
+o  Use the Up/Down arrow keys (cursor keys) to highlight the item 
+   or submenu you wish to select.  
+   Shortcut: Press the option's highlighted letter. (usually the first)
+
+o  Use the cursor keys to highlight <Select> and press <ENTER>.  
+   Shortcut: Press <Space Bar> or <S> if there's no item beginning with <S>.
+
+o  To exit a menu use the cursor keys to highlight the <Exit> button and 
+   press <ENTER>.  
+   Shortcut: Press <Esc> or <E> or <X> if there's no option beginning 
+             those letters.
+
+   Also, the <TAB> key will toggle between <Select>, <Exit> and <Help>
+
+o  To get help with an item, use the cursor keys to highlight <Help> and
+   Press <ENTER>.
+   Shortcut: Press <H> or <?>.
+
+
+Radiolists  (Yes/No/Module)
+-----------
+o  Use the cursor keys to select the option you wish to set and press
+   <O> or the <SPACE BAR>.
+   Shortcut: Press the first letter of the option you wish to set then
+             press <O> or <SPACE BAR>.
+
+o  To see available help for the item, use the cursor keys to highlight
+   <Help> and Press <ENTER>.
+   Shortcut: Press <H> or <?>.
+
+   Also, the <TAB> key will toggle between <Select> and <Help>
+
+
+Data Entry
+-----------
+o  Enter the requested information and press <ENTER>
+
+o  For help, use the <TAB> key to highlight the help option and 
+   press <ENTER>.  You can try <TAB><H> as well.
+
+
+Text Box    (Help Window)
+--------
+o  Use the cursor keys to scroll up/down/left/right.
+
+o  Press <E>, <X>, <Enter> or <Esc> to exit.
+
+
+Final Acceptance
+----------------
+With the exception of sound configuration, YOUR CHANGES ARE NOT FINAL.
+You will be given a last chance to confirm them prior to exiting menuconfig.
+
+
+
+Other information:
+
+Menuconfig attempts to reduce the amount of time it takes to reconfigure
+the kernel. 
+
+Menuconfig keeps a cache of it's compiled configuration scripts in 
+/usr/src/linux/.menuconfig.in.  This file will only be rebuilt if you
+do a 'make mrproper' or if the kernel version changes.  If you make manual 
+changes to any of the config.in files in the kernel source tree, you 
+must remove .menuconfig.in so that menuconfig will know to rebuild it.
+
+The windowing utility, lxdialog, will only be rebuilt if your kernel
+source tree is fresh, or changes are patched into it via a kernel patch
+or you do 'make mrproper'.  If changes to lxdialog are patched in, most
+likely the rebuild time will be short.  You may force a complete rebuild
+of lxdialog by changing to it's directory and doing 'make clean all'
+
+NOTICE:  lxdialog requires the ncurses libraries to compile.  If you
+         don't already have ncurses you really should get it.
+
+         The makefile for lxdialog attempts to find your ncurses header
+         file.  Although it should find the header for older versions of
+         ncurses, it is probably a good idea to get the latest ncurses
+         anyway.
+
+WARNING: It is not recommended that you change any defines in lxdialog's
+         header files.
+
+