patch-1.3.64 linux/Documentation/Configure.help

• Lines: 58
• Date: Thu Feb 15 09:20:41 1996
• Orig file: v1.3.63/linux/Documentation/Configure.help
• Orig date: Wed Feb 14 14:37:06 1996

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.63/linux/Documentation/Configure.help linux/Documentation/Configure.help
@@ -2041,6 +2041,20 @@
   want), say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Note that the
   filesystem of your root partition cannot be compiled as a module.
 
+fat fs support
+CONFIG_FAT_FS
+  If you want to use one of the FAT-based filesystems (the MS-DOS,
+  VFAT (Windows'95) and UMSDOS filesystems), then you must include
+  FAT support. This is not a filesystem in itself, but it provides
+  the foundation for the other filesystems. This option will enlarge
+  your kernel about 24 kB. If unsure, say Y. If you want to compile
+  this as a module however ( = code which can be inserted in and 
+  removed from the running kernel whenever you want), say M here and
+  read Documentation/modules.txt. Note that if you compile the FAT
+  support as a module, you cannot compile any of the FAT-based file-
+  systems into the kernel - they will have to be modules as well.
+  The filesystem of your root partition cannot be a module.
+
 msdos fs support
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS
   This allows you to mount MSDOS partitions of your harddrive (unless
@@ -2056,14 +2070,30 @@
   which doesn't require the msdos filesystem support.  If you want to
   use umsdos, the Unix-like filesystem on top of DOS, which allows you
   to run Linux from within a DOS partition without repartitioning,
-  you'll have to say Y here. This option will enlarge your kernel by
-  about 25 kB. If unsure, say Y.  If you want to compile this as a
-  module however ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from
-  the running kernel whenever you want), say M here and read
-  Documentation/modules.txt. Note that the filesystem of your root
+  you'll have to say Y or M here. If your have Windows'95 or Windows NT 
+  installed on your MSDOS partitions, you should use the VFAT 
+  filesystem instead, or you will not be able to see the long filenames 
+  generated by Windows'95 / Windows NT. This option will enlarge your 
+  kernel by about 7 kB. If unsure, say Y.  If you want to compile this 
+  as a module however ( = code which can be inserted in and removed from 
+  the running kernel whenever you want), say M here and read 
+  Documentation/modules.txt. Note that the filesystem of your root 
   partition cannot be a module.
 
-umsdos: Unix like fs on top of std MSDOS FAT fs
+vfat fs support
+CONFIG_VFAT_FS
+  This allows you to mount MSDOS partitions of your harddrive. It
+  will let you use filenames in a way compatible with the long 
+  filenames used by Windows'95 and Windows NT fat-based (not NTFS)
+  partitions. It does not support Windows'95 compressed filesystems.
+  You cannot use the VFAT filesystem for your root partition; use
+  UMSDOS instead. This option enlarges your kernel by about 10 kB. 
+  If unsure, say N. If you want to compile this as a module ( = code 
+  which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever 
+  you want), say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. Note that 
+  the filesystem of your root partition cannot be a module.
+
+umsdos: Unix like fs on top of std MSDOS fs
 CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS
   Say Y here if you want to run Linux from within an existing DOS
   partition of your harddrive. The advantage of this is that you can