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From: glee@gnupilgrims.org
To: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal@eyal.emu.id.au>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.0-test10 - BINFMT_ELF
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:05:07 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031124090507.GB3391@gandalf.chinesecodefoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FC1BBF1.A4D05AD@eyal.emu.id.au>

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On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 07:06:09PM +1100, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> It is unusual that a Y/n option includes M in the help text:
> ...
> To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called
> binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because some crucial
> programs on your system might be in ELF format.
> 
> Kernel support for ELF binaries (BINFMT_ELF) [Y/n/?] (NEW) y

I think Adrian had forgotten to update the help text.

	- g.



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--- linux-2.6.0-test10/fs/Kconfig.binfmt.orig	2003-11-24 16:44:36.000000000 +0800
+++ linux-2.6.0-test10/fs/Kconfig.binfmt	2003-11-24 16:45:10.000000000 +0800
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 	  ld.so (check the file <file:Documentation/Changes> for location and
 	  latest version).
 
-	  To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called
-	  binfmt_elf. Saying M or N here is dangerous because some crucial
-	  programs on your system might be in ELF format.
-
 config BINFMT_FLAT
 	tristate "Kernel support for flat binaries"
 	depends on !MMU || SUPERH

  reply	other threads:[~2003-11-24  9:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-24  2:43 Linux 2.6.0-test10 Linus Torvalds
2003-11-24  3:47 ` Brad Parker
2003-12-06  0:05   ` [uml-devel] " Jeff Dike
     [not found] ` <fa.klipi0a.1f38loq@ifi.uio.no>
2003-11-24  6:40   ` [OT] " Junio C Hamano
2003-11-24  7:00     ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-11-24  8:25       ` Ville Herva
2003-11-24 15:10       ` Linus Torvalds
2003-11-24 16:40         ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-11-24  7:05     ` Stan Bubrouski
2003-11-24  7:52     ` Gene Heskett
2003-11-24  9:13     ` Hacksaw
2003-11-24  8:06 ` Linux 2.6.0-test10 - BINFMT_ELF Eyal Lebedinsky
2003-11-24  9:05   ` glee [this message]
2003-11-24 14:26     ` Adrian Bunk
2003-11-24 16:03 ` Linux 2.6.0-test10 (compile stats) John Cherry

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