On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 12:53:58PM +0200, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote: > > > and b) should now re-visit the file [GNU > > > Mach]/i386/README-Drivers and the output of `[GNU > > > Mach]/configure --help=recursive'. > > > > And here I should add that you will notice that I also removed > > all the aliases for the device drivers but in turn improved > > the output of configure's help screens. > > > > Please revert this, it makes it hard to do `./configure > > --help|grep alias'.
Did you actually have a look at configure's `--help' output?
> I do not see how having these aliases as configuration options are
> useful, why do you need them?
>
> A user who has a aha2825 card will grep for aha2825 and not for
> aha152x, if the aha2825 alias is removed, said user will have trouble
> finding the switch for his card.
#v+
$ ./configure --help=recursive | grep -C 1 aha2825
--disable-aha152x disable driver SCSI controller Adaptec AHA-152x/2825
(aha152x, aha2825)
--disable-aha1542 disable driver SCSI controller Adaptec AHA-1542
#v-
> Some of the option names might even be outright misleading,
> --enable-3c59x vs --enable-3c90x, two completely sets of cards, same
> driver.
#v+
$ ./configure --help=recursive | grep -C 1 3c59x
and other 27xxx series)
--disable-3c59x disable driver Ethernet controller 3Com 59x/90x
(3c59x, 3c590, 3c592, 3c595, 3c597, 3c90x, 3c900,
3c905) "Vortex/Boomerang"
$ ./configure --help=recursive | grep -C 1 3c90x
--disable-3c59x disable driver Ethernet controller 3Com 59x/90x
(3c59x, 3c590, 3c592, 3c595, 3c597, 3c90x, 3c900,
3c905) "Vortex/Boomerang"
#v-
And there is documentation to be read in [GNU Mach]/i386/README-Drivers.
Thomas
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