From 3763120a316b04c29a2b9c6e817e0e4a72005dd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:08:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [MIPS] Kconfig: Clarify description of CROSSCOMPILE. Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> --- arch/mips/Kconfig.debug | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug index d3c5cc3b9c9dc8..515f9e61130749 100644 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug @@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ config CROSSCOMPILE bool "Are you using a crosscompiler" help Say Y here if you are compiling the kernel on a different - architecture than the one it is intended to run on. + architecture than the one it is intended to run on. This is just a + convenience option which will select the appropriate value for + the CROSS_COMPILE make variable which otherwise has to be passed on + the command line from mips-linux-, mipsel-linux-, mips64-linux- and + mips64el-linux- as appropriate for a particular kernel configuration. + You will have to pass the value for CROSS_COMPILE manually if the + name prefix for your tools is different. config CMDLINE string "Default kernel command string" -- GitLab