linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] README: Alternative configuration commands does not mention make listnewconfig

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Message-Id: <1378973880.1974.11@driftwood>
Date:	Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:18:00 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Regid Ichira <regid23@....in>
Cc:	"Steven Mr. Procrastinator Rostedt" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] README: Alternative configuration commands does not
 mention make listnewconfig

On 09/11/2013 07:39:19 PM, Regid Ichira wrote:
> Applied to the tip of linux.git,
>                       VERSION = 3 PATCHLEVEL = 11 SUBLEVEL = 0
> Signed-off-by: Regid Ichira <regid23@....in>
> ---
>  README | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/README b/README
> index a24ec89..f10c16f 100644
> --- a/README
> +++ b/README
> @@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
>       "make localyesconfig" Similar to localmodconfig, except it will  
> convert
>                             all module options to built in (=y)  
> options.
> 
> +     "make listnewconfig"  Based on the contents of your existing  
> ./.config
> +                        file, print all the new config symbols.  One  
> at a
> +                        line.
> +
>     You can find more information on using the Linux kernel config  
> tools
>     in Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt.

"make help" does, though. Possibly the README should point people at  
that instead of trying to keep a (third?) copy of this info in sync?

Rob--
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