Update kernel figures + explain

how to launch the menu interface before telling what to tick in the
menu...

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@12039 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/chapter10/kernel.xml b/chapter10/kernel.xml
index dc8f3ead8..4a4914764 100644
--- a/chapter10/kernel.xml
+++ b/chapter10/kernel.xml
@@ -54,10 +54,41 @@
     kernel compilation. Do not rely on the source tree being clean after
     un-tarring.</para>
 
+    <para>There are several ways to configure the kernel options. Usually,
+    This is done through a menu-driven interface, for example:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen>
+
+    <variablelist>
+      <title>The meaning of optional make environment variables:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><parameter>LANG=&lt;host_LANG_value&gt; LC_ALL=</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This establishes the locale setting to the one used on the
+          host.  This may be needed for a proper menuconfig ncurses interface
+          line drawing on a UTF-8 linux text console.</para>
+
+          <para>If used, be sure to replace
+          <replaceable>&lt;host_LANG_value&gt;</replaceable> by the value of
+          the <envar>$LANG</envar> variable from your host.  You can
+          alternatively use instead the host's value of <envar>$LC_ALL</envar>
+          or <envar>$LC_CTYPE</envar>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><command>make menuconfig</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This launches an ncurses menu-driven interface. For other
+          (graphical) interfaces, type <command>make help</command>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+
     <!-- Support for compiling a keymap into the kernel is deliberately removed -->
 
-    <para>Configure the kernel via a menu-driven interface. For general
-    information on kernel configuration see <ulink
+    <para>For general information on kernel configuration see <ulink
     url="&hints-root;kernel-configuration.txt"/>.  BLFS has some information
     regarding particular kernel configuration requirements of packages outside
     of LFS at <ulink
@@ -160,28 +191,6 @@ File systems  ---&gt;
 
     </variablelist>
 
-<screen role="nodump"><userinput>make menuconfig</userinput></screen>
-
-    <variablelist>
-      <title>The meaning of optional make environment variables:</title>
-
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>LANG=&lt;host_LANG_value&gt; LC_ALL=</parameter></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>This establishes the locale setting to the one used on the
-          host.  This may be needed for a proper menuconfig ncurses interface
-          line drawing on a UTF-8 linux text console.</para>
-
-          <para>If used, be sure to replace
-          <replaceable>&lt;host_LANG_value&gt;</replaceable> by the value of
-          the <envar>$LANG</envar> variable from your host.  You can
-          alternatively use instead the host's value of <envar>$LC_ALL</envar>
-          or <envar>$LC_CTYPE</envar>.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
-    </variablelist>
-
     <para>Alternatively, <command>make oldconfig</command> may be more
     appropriate in some situations. See the <filename>README</filename>
     file for more information.</para>