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diff --git a/docs/manual/configure.txt b/docs/manual/configure.txt index 30c34c8d1a..7fc109b645 100644 --- a/docs/manual/configure.txt +++ b/docs/manual/configure.txt @@ -5,9 +5,24 @@ == Buildroot configuration All the configuration options in +make *config+ have a help text -providing details about the option. However, a number of topics -require additional details that cannot easily be covered in the help -text and are there covered in the following sections. +providing details about the option. + +The +make *config+ commands also offer a search tool. Read the help +message in the different frontend menus to know how to use it: + +* in _menuconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +/+; +* in _xconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +Ctrl+ + +f+. + +The result of the search shows the help message of the matching items. +In _menuconfig_, numbers in the left column provide a shortcut to the +corresponding entry. Just type this number to directly jump to the +entry, or to the containing menu in case the entry is not selectable due +to a missing dependency. + +Although the menu structure and the help text of the entries should be +sufficiently self-explanatory, a number of topics require additional +explanation that cannot easily be covered in the help text and are +therefore covered in the following sections. === Cross-compilation toolchain |
