> >> I know that it's difficult to get people to read docs & help text, > >> and maybe it is needed in more places, but CONFIG_ATA (SATA/PATA) > >> help text says: > >> NOTE: ATA enables basic SCSI support; *however*, > >> 'SCSI disk support', 'SCSI tape support', or > >> 'SCSI CDROM support' may also be needed, > >> depending on your hardware configuration. > > > > Yes but that would mean that you have to open the help for each item > > that you add. > > > >> A popup makes some sense, but I don't know if menuconfig knows how to > >> do popup warnings... and it needs to be done for all *configs, > >> not just menuconfig. > > > > Maybe add a new type? > > How about > comment "Note: 'SCSI disk support' is required for SATA/PATA HDDs!" > depends on ATA && !BLK_DEV_SD
Yes! Maybe create some status-line at the bottom of the screen in which these hints scrollby. Like powertop does. Folkert van Heusden -- MultiTail är en flexibel redskap för att fälja logfilar, utför av commandoer, filtrera, ge färg, sammanfoga, o.s.v. följa. http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
