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- Lines: 56
- Date:
Fri Jun 25 17:36:12 1999
- Orig file:
v2.3.8/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
- Orig date:
Thu Jun 17 01:11:35 1999
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.3.8/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -1527,8 +1527,8 @@
If you want to use your SGI's built-in serial ports under Linux,
answer Y.
-SGI graphics support
-CONFIG_SGI_GRAPHICS
+SGI Newport Graphics support
+CONFIG_SGI_NEWPORT_GFX
If you have an SGI machine and you want to compile the graphics
drivers, say Y here. This will include the code for the
/dev/graphics and /dev/gfx drivers into the kernel for supporting
@@ -1704,44 +1704,6 @@
called binfmt_aout.o. Saying M or N here is dangerous though,
because some crucial programs on your system might still be in A.OUT
format.
-
-Kernel support for JAVA binaries (obsolete)
-CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA
- JAVA(tm) is an object oriented programming language developed by
- SUN; JAVA programs are compiled into "JAVA bytecode" binaries which
- can then be interpreted by run time systems on many different
- architectures and operating systems. These JAVA binaries are
- becoming a universal executable format.
-
- If you want to execute JAVA binaries, read the Java on Linux HOWTO,
- available via FTP (user: anonymous) at
- ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO. You will then need to
- install the run time system contained in the Java Developers Kit
- (JDK) as described in the HOWTO. This is completely independent of
- the Linux kernel and you do NOT need to say Y here for this to work.
-
- Saying Y here allows you to execute a JAVA bytecode binary just like
- any other Linux program: by simply typing in its name. (You also
- need to have the JDK installed for this to work). As more and more
- Java programs become available, the use for this will gradually
- increase. You can even execute HTML files containing JAVA applets
- (little embedded JAVA binaries) if those files start with the string
- "<!--applet-->". If you want to use this, say Y here and read
- Documentation/java.txt.
-
- If you disable this option it will reduce your kernel by about 4 KB.
- This is not much and by itself does not warrant removing support.
- However its removal is a good idea if you do not have the JDK
- installed. You may answer M for module support and later load the
- module when you install the JDK or find an interesting Java program
- that you can't live without. The module will be called
- binfmt_java.o.
-
- The complete functionality of this Java support is also provided by
- the more general option "Kernel support for MISC binaries",
- below. This option is therefore considered obsolete and you should
- say N here and Y to "Kernel support for MISC binaries" if you're
- interested in transparently executing Java programs.
Kernel support for Linux/Intel ELF binaries
CONFIG_BINFMT_EM86
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