linux-kernel - Re: kernel autoconfig option?

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:14:02 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Mark Shelby <mshelby1@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kernel autoconfig option?

On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 11:02:15AM -0400, Mark Shelby wrote:
>  That's an excellent idea. I am still thinking along the lines of
>  "idiot proof simplicity." It would be nice to have a configure script
>  that scanned your system board, sound card/chip various input ports,
>  etc, and went ahead and preselected those to build when you type
>  "make.
> 
>  If you could combine this with the make "allmodconfig" command in a
>  user friendly interface, I think you'd really be on to something!
>  --as long as it's still configurable after the preselected choices are
>  made.

Check the archives, this comes up every 6 months or so.

Also, you can just use the simple scripts as described in the book,
"Linux Kernel in a Nutshell", free online, to do most of what you are
looking for here (automatic detection of what driver is needed for what
device.)

good luck,

greg k-h
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