Re: How to check the kernel compile options ?

[Matti Aarnio]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 05:01:39PM +0100, David Balazic wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> This problem again :-)
> 
> I purchase/download a program for linux.
> It says it requires certain kernel features, for example :
> CONFIG_PROC_FS,CONFIG_NET,CONFIG_INET

   If it wants THOSE, it is asking for wrong abstraction layer 
   information.

   No userspace program (beside of special sysadmin tools) should
   be poking into PROC_FS.  The NET interface abstraction is already
   wrapped inside  libc.

> How can I figure out in 5 minutes, without a kernel hacker, if
> my linux system has the correct settings ?

   Good software gives clear diagnostics if some necessary facility
   is missing at runtime.

> This is a real life question, probably more suitable to ask
> on some distributions mail list, but I thought I'll start here.
> 
> TIA,
> david
> -- 
> David Balazic

/Matti Aarnio