Re: Patch: 2.1.85: Config help speedup

Michael Elizabeth Chastain (mec@shout.net)
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 12:52:09 -0600


Hi Adam,

> This patch add a new script, that is called by all the config scripts
> when help is needed from Configure.help. It automatically builds a
> byte index of Configure.help, which can be used on subsequent runs to
> extract the help. I notice a speed increase on my P188 with 32 megs.
> This should help out slower machines.

I think the benefit is not worth the cost, both the cost of the new code
plus the cost of having more state in the kernel source tree.

That part aside, I tried it on top of a plain 2.1.85. I ran
'make menuconfig' and asked for help on the first option,
CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL. I got this error:

help_add_dir_to_index: closedir Documentation/config No such file or directory

Regards,

Michael Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"
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