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@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ NuttX Configuration Tool
This automated tool is based on the kconfig-frontends application This automated tool is based on the kconfig-frontends application
available at http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/projects/kconfig-frontends available at http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/projects/kconfig-frontends
(A snapshot of this tool is also available at ../misc/tools). This (A snapshot of this tool is also available at ../misc/tools). This
application provides a tool called 'mconf' that is used by the NuttX application provides a tool called 'kconfig-mconf' that is used by
top-level Makefile. The following make target is provided: the NuttX top-level Makefile. The following make target is provided:
make menuconfig make menuconfig
@ -314,21 +314,27 @@ NuttX Configuration Tool
NOTE: For a description of the syntax of this configuration file, NOTE: For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
see ../misc/tools/kconfig-language.txt. see ../misc/tools/kconfig-language.txt.
2. The 'mconf' tool. 'mconf' is part of the kconfig-frontends 2. The 'kconfig-mconf' tool. 'kconfig-mconf' is part of the
package. You can download that package from the website kconfig-frontends package. You can download that package from
http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/projects/kconfig-frontends or you the website http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/projects/kconfig-frontends
can use the snapshot in ../misc/tools. or you can use the snapshot in ../misc/tools.
Building may be as simple as 'configure; make; make install' Building kconfig-frontends under Linux may be as simple as
but there may be some build complexities, especially if you 'configure; make; make install' but there may be some build
are building under Cygwin. See the more detailed build complexities, especially if you are building under Cygwin. See
instructions at ../misc/tools/README.txt the more detailed build instructions at ../misc/tools/README.txt
The 'make install' step will, by default, install the 'mconf' The 'make install' step will, by default, install the 'kconfig-mconf'
tool at /usr/local/bin/mconf. Where ever you choose to tool at /usr/local/bin/mconf. Where ever you choose to
install 'mconf', make certain that your PATH variable includes install 'kconfig-mconf', make certain that your PATH variable includes
a path to that installation directory. a path to that installation directory.
The kconfig-frontends tools will not build in a native Windows
environment directly "out-of-the-box". For the Windows native
case, you should should the modified version of kconfig-frontends
that can be found at
http://uvc.de/posts/linux-kernel-configuration-tool-mconf-under-windows.html
The basic configuration order is "bottom-up": The basic configuration order is "bottom-up":
- Select the build environment, - Select the build environment,
@ -341,6 +347,17 @@ NuttX Configuration Tool
This is pretty straight forward for creating new configurations This is pretty straight forward for creating new configurations
but may be less intuitive for modifying existing configurations. but may be less intuitive for modifying existing configurations.
If you have an environment that suppots the Qt or GTK graphical systems
(probably KDE or gnome, respectively), then you can also build the
graphical kconfig-frontends, kconfig-qconf and kconfig-gconf. In
these case, you can start the graphical configurator with either:
make qconfig
or
make gconfig
Refreshing Configurations with 'make oldconfig' Refreshing Configurations with 'make oldconfig'
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@ -460,11 +477,14 @@ NuttX Configuration Tool under DOS
Recent versions of NuttX support building NuttX from a native Windows Recent versions of NuttX support building NuttX from a native Windows
console window (see "Native Windows Build" below). But kconfig-frontends console window (see "Native Windows Build" below). But kconfig-frontends
is a Linux tool. There have been some successes building a Windows is a Linux tool. At one time this was a problem for Windows users, but
native version of the kconfig-frontends tool, but that is not ready now there is a specially modified version of the kconfig-frontends tools
for prime time. that can be used:
http://uvc.de/posts/linux-kernel-configuration-tool-mconf-under-windows.html
At this point, there are only a few options for the Windows user: It is also possible to use the version of kconfig-frontends built
under Cygwin outside of the Cygwin "sandbox" in a native Windows
environment:
1. You can run the configuration tool using Cygwin. However, the 1. You can run the configuration tool using Cygwin. However, the
Cygwin Makefile.win will complain so to do this will, you have Cygwin Makefile.win will complain so to do this will, you have
@ -486,7 +506,7 @@ NuttX Configuration Tool under DOS
kconfig-mconf Kconfig kconfig-mconf Kconfig
There is a Windows bacht file at tools/kconfig.bat that automates There is a Windows batch file at tools/kconfig.bat that automates
these steps: these steps:
tools/kconfig menuconfig tools/kconfig menuconfig