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Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 19:37:51 +0100
From:	Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...l.org, torvalds@...l.org
Subject: Re: This month's price for the most useless new Kconfig help text ...

Stefan Richter, le Thu 01 May 2008 19:36:25 +0200, a écrit :
> Samuel Thibault wrote:
> >--- linux/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig.orig	2008-05-01 
> >14:13:03.000000000 +0100
> >+++ linux/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig	2008-05-01 
> >14:12:50.000000000 +0100
> >@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
> > 	---help---
> > 	  Enable a submenu where accessibility items may be enabled.
> > 
> >+	  Accessibility handles all special kinds of hardware devices or
> >+	  software adapters which help people with disabilities (e.g.
> >+	  blindness) to use computers.
> >+
> >+	  That includes braille devices, speech synthesis, keyboard
> >+	  remapping, etc.
> >+
> > 	  If unsure, say N.
> 
> Would you mind replacing also the first sentence by something which 
> indicates whether this option alone already changes the kernel build?

Here it is.

Samuel



Indicate that enabling just CONFIG_ACCESSIBILITY does not add code.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>

--- linux/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig.orig	2008-05-01 19:34:11.000000000 +0100
+++ linux/drivers/accessibility/Kconfig	2008-05-01 19:35:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 menuconfig ACCESSIBILITY
 	bool "Accessibility support"
 	---help---
-	  Enable a submenu where accessibility items may be enabled.
-
 	  Accessibility handles all special kinds of hardware devices or
 	  software adapters which help people with disabilities (e.g.
 	  blindness) to use computers.
@@ -10,6 +8,11 @@
 	  That includes braille devices, speech synthesis, keyboard
 	  remapping, etc.
 
+	  Say Y here to get to see options for accessibility.
+	  This option alone does not add any kernel code.
+
+	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
+
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 if ACCESSIBILITY
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