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-rw-r--r--rules/qt.in7
-rw-r--r--rules/qte.in26
-rw-r--r--rules/qtopia.in4
-rw-r--r--rules/realvnc.in4
-rw-r--r--rules/rootfs_rc_d_links.in2
-rw-r--r--rules/rtnet.in10
-rw-r--r--rules/samba.in2
-rw-r--r--rules/sdl.in50
-rw-r--r--rules/setmixer.in2
-rw-r--r--rules/shorewall.in2
-rw-r--r--rules/smtpclient.in6
-rw-r--r--rules/sqlite.in4
-rw-r--r--rules/strace.in12
-rw-r--r--rules/sun-java6-jre.in22
-rw-r--r--rules/sysfsutils.in8
-rw-r--r--rules/syslogng.in11
-rw-r--r--rules/sysutils.in4
-rw-r--r--rules/sysvinit.in21
18 files changed, 123 insertions, 74 deletions
diff --git a/rules/qt.in b/rules/qt.in
index 5a871929a..60a8bee82 100644
--- a/rules/qt.in
+++ b/rules/qt.in
@@ -3,5 +3,10 @@ config QT
depends on BROKEN
prompt "Qt [BROKEN]"
help
- FIXME: This item needs to bee documented
+ Qt: Cross-Platform Rich Client Development Framework
+
+ Qt sets the standard for high-performance,
+ cross-platform application development. It includes
+ a C++ class library and tools for cross-platform
+ development and internationalization.
diff --git a/rules/qte.in b/rules/qte.in
index 2930bd402..7b72d1c5b 100644
--- a/rules/qte.in
+++ b/rules/qte.in
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ menuconfig QTE
select HOST_QTE
depends on BROKEN
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
-
+ Qt/Embedded, the embedded Linux port of Qt, is a
+ complete and self-contained C++ GUI and platform
+ development tool for Linux-based embedded development.
config QTE_SHARED
bool
prompt "Build shared QT/E library"
depends on QTE
- help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
config QTE_TSLIB
bool
@@ -20,19 +19,28 @@ config QTE_TSLIB
depends on QTE
select TSLIB
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Tslib is an abstraction layer for touchscreen panel
+ events, as well as a filter stack for the manipulation
+ of those events.
config QTE_THREAD
bool
prompt "Build QT/E library with threading support"
depends on QTE
- help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
config QTE_STL
bool
prompt "Build QT/E library with STL support"
depends on QTE
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
-
+ The STL option will make it possible for you to use STL
+ code in your Qt code. In addition the Qt template
+ classes will support APIs that make it easy to convert
+ from and to STL types.
+ If you want to use stl in a non Qt sentence, then you
+ don't need to enable this option, but it would be wise
+ to do CONFIG+=stl in your .profile as this turns it on
+ in the compiler if necessary. Visual C++ needs stl to
+ be turned on in your .pro file for example, otherwise
+ it will issue a lot of warnings that mention the -GX
+ option.
diff --git a/rules/qtopia.in b/rules/qtopia.in
index 0a46272ef..3171e8191 100644
--- a/rules/qtopia.in
+++ b/rules/qtopia.in
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ menuconfig QTOPIA
select TSLIB if QTOPIA_TSLIB
prompt "QTopia Core "
help
- QTopia Core is Trolltech's Widget Library formerly known as
- QT Embedded.
+ QTopia Core is Trolltech's Widget Library formerly known as
+ QT Embedded.
config QTOPIA_SHARED
bool
diff --git a/rules/realvnc.in b/rules/realvnc.in
index 0e254fe65..98a8f1259 100644
--- a/rules/realvnc.in
+++ b/rules/realvnc.in
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ menuconfig REALVNC
bool "realvnc [BROKEN] "
select ZLIB
depends on BROKEN
+ help
+ RealVNC provides remote control software which
+ lets you see and interact with desktop
+ applications across any network.
config REALVNC_SERVER
bool
diff --git a/rules/rootfs_rc_d_links.in b/rules/rootfs_rc_d_links.in
index ce31f1885..d08873ae0 100644
--- a/rules/rootfs_rc_d_links.in
+++ b/rules/rootfs_rc_d_links.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config ROOTFS_ETC_INITD_CHRONY_LINK
default "S03_chrony"
help
Set a link into /etc/rc.d which points to /etc/init.d/chrony to
- start chronyd ntp client/server when system starts. Keep this
+ start chronyd ntp client/server when system starts. Keep this
entry empty if you do not want to start this service automatically.
config ROOTFS_ETC_INITD_NFS_LINK
diff --git a/rules/rtnet.in b/rules/rtnet.in
index d67b4f1b8..f7dbf9b9a 100644
--- a/rules/rtnet.in
+++ b/rules/rtnet.in
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ config RTNET
bool "RTnet"
depends on RTAI
help
- RTnet is an Open Soure hard real-time network protocol
- stack for Xenomai and RTAI (real-time Linux extensions).
- It makes use of standard Ethernet hardware and supports
- several popular NIC chip sets, including Gigabit Ethernet.
- Moreover, Ethernet-over-1394 support is available based
+ RTnet is an Open Soure hard real-time network protocol
+ stack for Xenomai and RTAI (real-time Linux extensions).
+ It makes use of standard Ethernet hardware and supports
+ several popular NIC chip sets, including Gigabit Ethernet.
+ Moreover, Ethernet-over-1394 support is available based
on the RT-FireWire protocol stack.
comment "Optional Features"
diff --git a/rules/samba.in b/rules/samba.in
index 7184059b1..ea22e299c 100644
--- a/rules/samba.in
+++ b/rules/samba.in
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ menuconfig SAMBA
prompt "Samba client"
help
Installs some client components of the Samba suite.
-
+
config SAMBA_LIBCLIENT
bool
depends on SAMBA
diff --git a/rules/sdl.in b/rules/sdl.in
index b1564457f..6a37ddcf3 100644
--- a/rules/sdl.in
+++ b/rules/sdl.in
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ menuconfig SDL
select XORG_LIB_XVMC if SDL_X11
select XORG_LIB_XINERAMA if SDL_X11
help
- FIXME
+ Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia
+ library designed to provide low level access to audio,
+ keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and
+ 2D video framebuffer.
config SDL_NASM
bool
@@ -73,7 +76,10 @@ config SDL_OSS
prompt "SDL OSS Support"
depends on SDL_AUDIO
help
- FIXME
+ Open Sound System (OSS) is the first attempt in
+ unifying the digital audio architecture for UNIX.
+ OSS is a set of device drivers that provide a
+ uniform API across all the major UNIX architectures.
config SDL_ALSA
bool
@@ -81,7 +87,9 @@ config SDL_ALSA
depends on SDL_AUDIO
select ALSA_LIB
help
- FIXME
+ The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)
+ provides audio and MIDI functionality to the
+ Linux operating system.
config SDL_ALSA_SHARED
bool
@@ -97,7 +105,7 @@ config SDL_ESD
depends on SDL_AUDIO
depends on BROKEN
help
- FIXME
+ ESound Audio Daemon
config SDL_ESD_SHARED
bool
@@ -112,7 +120,8 @@ config SDL_ARTS
prompt "SDL Arts Support"
depends on SDL_AUDIO
help
- FIXME
+ SDL-arts is a plugin for the SDL library that allows
+ it to output sound using the aRts sound daemon
config SDL_ARTS_SHARED
bool
@@ -127,7 +136,9 @@ config SDL_NAS
prompt "SDL NAS Support"
depends on SDL_AUDIO
help
- FIXME
+ The Network Audio System is a network transparent,
+ client/server audio transport system. It can be
+ described as the audio equivalent of an X server.
config SDL_DISKAUDIO
bool
@@ -149,42 +160,51 @@ config SDL_NANOX
depends on SDL_VIDEO
depends on BROKEN
help
- FIXME
+ The Nano-X Window System is an Open Source project
+ aimed at bringing the features of modern graphical
+ windowing environments to smaller devices and platforms.
config SDL_XORG
bool
prompt "Xorg Support"
depends on SDL_VIDEO
help
- FIXME
+ X.Org provides an open source implementation of the
+ X Window System.
config SDL_FBCON
bool
- prompt "SDL Disk Audio Support"
+ prompt "SDL fbcon support"
depends on SDL_VIDEO
help
- FIXME
+ Framebuffer console
config SDL_DIRECTFB
bool
prompt "DirectFB Support"
depends on SDL_VIDEO
help
- FIXME
+ DirectFB is a thin library that provides hardware
+ graphics acceleration, input device handling and
+ abstraction, integrated windowing system with support
+ for translucent windows and multiple display layers,
+ not only on top of the Linux Framebuffer Device.
config SDL_AALIB
bool
prompt "AALib Support"
depends on SDL_VIDEO
help
- FIXME
+ AAlib is an portable ascii art GFX library.
config SDL_OPENGL
bool
prompt "OpenGL Support"
depends on SDL_VIDEO
help
- FIXME
+ OpenGL is a multi-platform software interface to
+ graphics hardware, supporting rendering and imaging
+ operations.
config SDL_EVENT
bool
@@ -213,14 +233,14 @@ menuconfig SDL_THREADS
prompt "SDL Thread Support"
depends on SDL
help
- FIXME
+ Turn on multithreading support
config SDL_PTH
bool
prompt "PTH Support"
depends on SDL_THREADS
help
- FIXME
+ Turn on support for GNU Portable Threads
source "rules/sdl_image.in"
diff --git a/rules/setmixer.in b/rules/setmixer.in
index 82c36f615..db430c392 100644
--- a/rules/setmixer.in
+++ b/rules/setmixer.in
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ config SETMIXER
prompt "setmixer"
help
Got bored resetting soundcard manually after every reboot?
- Here is a small utility which can help you to avoid that.
+ Here is a small utility which can help you to avoid that.
The whole source is setmixer.c.
diff --git a/rules/shorewall.in b/rules/shorewall.in
index 4b681a56f..55372491b 100644
--- a/rules/shorewall.in
+++ b/rules/shorewall.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config SHOREWALL
The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) is an iptables based firewall that can be
used on a dedicated firewall system, a multi-function masquerade
gateway/server or on a standalone Linux system.
- .
+
Shorewall supports these features:
* Customizable using configuration files.
* Supports status monitoring with an audible alarm when an "interesting"
diff --git a/rules/smtpclient.in b/rules/smtpclient.in
index 8f13c86f4..ec297962c 100644
--- a/rules/smtpclient.in
+++ b/rules/smtpclient.in
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ config SMTPCLIENT
prompt "smtpclient"
default n
help
- smtpclient is a small program which can be used to send emails.
- Unfortunately it disappeared from www.engelschall.com, so we
- put it on the Pengutronix web server for now.
+ smtpclient is a small program which can be used to send emails.
+ Unfortunately it disappeared from www.engelschall.com, so we
+ put it on the Pengutronix web server for now.
diff --git a/rules/sqlite.in b/rules/sqlite.in
index 556fd7e55..2b3b0bc41 100644
--- a/rules/sqlite.in
+++ b/rules/sqlite.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ choice
config SQLITE_ISO8859
bool
prompt "ISO8859"
-
+
config SQLITE_UTF8
bool
prompt "UTF-8"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config SQLITE_DISABLE_LFS
depends on SQLITE
config SQLITE_THREADSAFE
- bool
+ bool
prompt "Safe for use within a multi-threaded program"
depends on SQLITE
diff --git a/rules/strace.in b/rules/strace.in
index 8b69d2361..0cc071d97 100644
--- a/rules/strace.in
+++ b/rules/strace.in
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@ menuconfig STRACE
bool
prompt "strace"
help
- In the simplest case strace runs the specified
- command until it exits. It intercepts and records the
- system calls which are called by a process and the
- signals which are received by a process. The name of
- each system call, its arguments and its return value
+ In the simplest case strace runs the specified
+ command until it exits. It intercepts and records the
+ system calls which are called by a process and the
+ signals which are received by a process. The name of
+ each system call, its arguments and its return value
are printed on standard error
config STRACE_SHARED
bool "shared strace"
default y
depends on STRACE
- help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
diff --git a/rules/sun-java6-jre.in b/rules/sun-java6-jre.in
index 15cd00c13..8545d4f46 100644
--- a/rules/sun-java6-jre.in
+++ b/rules/sun-java6-jre.in
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ menuconfig SUN_JAVA6_JRE
help
Sun[tm] Java Runtime Environment 6
Note:
- This is an self-extracting shell archive,
- bas things could happen!
+ This is a self-extracting shell archive,
+ bad things could happen!
config SUN_JAVA6_JRE_LICENSE_ACCEPT_STRING
string
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ config SUN_JAVA6_JRE_LICENSE_ACCEPT_STRING
prompt "Accept the License for JRE 6?"
help
Set this value to "yes" if you want to accept
- the License for
+ the License for
JAVA SE RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT (JRE) VERSION 6
The string will be forwarded to the real
installation routine for automatic builds.
- Default is NOT to accept the license per default,
- since this has to be done manually. Please
- contact Sun Microsystems, Inc. for any commercial
- licensing issues if you need to redistribute
+ Default is NOT to accept the license per default,
+ since this has to be done manually. Please
+ contact Sun Microsystems, Inc. for any commercial
+ licensing issues if you need to redistribute
JAVA TECHNOLOGY as part of a commercial product:
http://java.com
- Please Note: If you don't agree to the license
+ Please Note: If you don't agree to the license
you can't install this software.
config SUN_JAVA6_JRE_TARGET_PREFIX
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config SUN_JAVA6_JRE_TARGET_PREFIX
default "/usr/lib/jvm"
prompt "PREFIX for JRE 6"
help
- Where should the java runtime environment be
- installed. The default (/usr/lib/jvm/) is
- default on many desktop systems.
+ Where should the java runtime environment be
+ installed. The default (/usr/lib/jvm/) is
+ default on many desktop systems.
Your mileage may vary, of course.
diff --git a/rules/sysfsutils.in b/rules/sysfsutils.in
index 5752edce7..a953ee4ba 100644
--- a/rules/sysfsutils.in
+++ b/rules/sysfsutils.in
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ config SYSFSUTILS_LIB
default y
depends on SYSFSUTILS
help
- Sysfs is a virtual file system in Linux kernel
- 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices.
+ Sysfs is a virtual file system in Linux kernel
+ 2.5+ that provides a tree of system devices.
config SYSFSUTILS_SYSTOOL
bool
prompt "install sysfs systool"
depends on SYSFSUTILS
help
- Enable this tio get the program 'systool'
- to query sysfs entries: it can list devices
+ Enable this tio get the program 'systool'
+ to query sysfs entries: it can list devices
by bus, class, and topology.
diff --git a/rules/syslogng.in b/rules/syslogng.in
index ca42c117a..a9dfe50fe 100644
--- a/rules/syslogng.in
+++ b/rules/syslogng.in
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ config SYSLOGNG_SPOOF_SOURCE
depends on SYSLOGNG
prompt "spoof_source feature"
help
- FIXME: missing
+ Enables the ability for source address spoofing.
+ This means that the host running syslog-ng generates
+ UDP packets with the source IP address matching the
+ original sender of the message. It is useful when
+ you want to perform some kind of preprocessing via
+ syslog-ng then forward messages to your central log
+ management solution with the source address of the
+ original sender. This option only works for UDP
+ destinations though the original message can be
+ received by TCP as well.
comment "runtime options ---"
depends on SYSLOGNG
diff --git a/rules/sysutils.in b/rules/sysutils.in
index 7285fe1fc..ccd7a7023 100644
--- a/rules/sysutils.in
+++ b/rules/sysutils.in
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ config SYSUTILS_LSBUS
prompt " install lsbus"
depends on SYSUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ lsbus: a small application to query system bus information.
config SYSUTILS_SYSTOOL
bool
prompt " install systool"
depends on SYSUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ systool: an application to view system device information by bus, class, and topology.
diff --git a/rules/sysvinit.in b/rules/sysvinit.in
index f9f806dd7..7e4eb7df3 100644
--- a/rules/sysvinit.in
+++ b/rules/sysvinit.in
@@ -21,56 +21,61 @@ config SYSVINIT_SHUTDOWN
prompt "shutdown"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ shutdown is called by halt and reboot to perform the necesary action
config SYSVINIT_RUNLEVEL
bool
prompt "runlevel"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ This tool is used to switch to another runlevel.
config SYSVINIT_KILLALL5
bool
prompt "killall5"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ killall5 is the SystemV killall command. It sends a signal to all
+ processes except the processes in its own session, so it won't
+ kill the shell that is running the script it was called from.
+ Its primary (only) use is in the rc scripts found in the
+ /etc/init.d directory.
config SYSVINIT_SULOGIN
bool
prompt "sulogin"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Single-user login
config SYSVINIT_BOOTLOGD
bool
prompt "bootlogd"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Bootlogd runs in the background and copies all strings sent to
+ the /dev/console device to a logfile.
config SYSVINIT_WALL
bool
prompt "wall"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ wall - write a message to users
config SYSVINIT_LAST
bool
prompt "last"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ last - show listing of last logged in users
config SYSVINIT_MESG
bool
prompt "mesg"
depends on SYSVINIT
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ mesg - control write access to your terminal
config SYSVINIT_BSDINIT
bool