linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/kconfig: add search jump feature description

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2017 11:06:05 +0800
From:   "Du, Changbin" <changbin.du@...el.com>
To:     Jim Davis <jim.epost@...il.com>
Cc:     Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        yann.morin.1998@...e.fr, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/kconfig: add search jump feature
 description

On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 07:42:11AM -0700, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 12:46 AM,  <changbin.du@...el.com> wrote:
> > From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> >
> > Kernel menuconfig support direct jumping function from the search
> > result. This is a very convenient feature but not documented. So
> > add a short description to the kconfig documentation to let more
> > developer know it.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> > index bbc99c0..9916318 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt
> > @@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ Searching in menuconfig:
> >         first (and in alphabetical order), then come all other symbols,
> >         sorted in alphabetical order.
> >
> > +       In the search result textbox, each symbol has a jump number on
> > +       left side if the symbol is jumpable. You can type the nubmer
> 
> number  ("jumpable" reads a bit oddly, but it is understandable.)
> 
How about 'if the symbol is visible'?

> > +       to jump to target menu to configurate that symbol.
> 
> configure?
>
Thanks, I will correct them.

> -- 
> Jim

-- 
Thanks,
Changbin

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