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tee
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 Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: What does '---' mean in the kenel options? [SOLVED] |
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I have a noob question...
When compiling a kernel some options are marked with '---' and cannot be selected
Does this mean it is included (due to a dependency) or excluded (conflicts with something)?
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lost+found
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: |
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a. included (due to a dependency)
...so, enabled by another option. If you want to be sure if its in or out of your config, you can press help and check the keyword in /usr/src/linux-2.6.20-gentoo-r8/.config. |
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tee
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:51 am Post subject: |
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Thanks that clears things up.
On a side note is there a way to determine the kernel option that has enabled the dependency? |
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bubbl07
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| tee wrote: | | On a side note is there a way to determine the kernel option that has enabled the dependency? |
For most of them, yes.
If you hit '?' at or go to '< Help >' on an included-as-dependency item you can see what it depends on. For example, for my SCSI device support, it says "Depends on: BLOCK". |
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tee
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| thanks for the info! |
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