Configuration Menu Language (CML) was used, in
Linux kernel
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versions prior to 2.5.45, to
configure the values that determine the composition and exact functionality of the kernel. Many possible variations in kernel functionality can exist; and customization is possible, for instance for the specifications of the exact hardware it will run on. It can also be tuned for administrator preferences.
CML was written by Raymond Chen in 1993. Its question-and-answer interface allowed systematic selection of particular behaviors without editing multiple system files.
Eric S. Raymond
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wrote a menu-driven module named CML2 to replace it, but it was officially rejected.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds ( , ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
He was honored, along with Shinya Yam ...
attributed the rejection in a 2007 lkml.org post to a preference for small incremental changes, and concern that the maintainer had not been involved in the rewrite. "You can't just...go do your own thing and expect it to be merged," he said, noting that Raymond "left with a splash" over the rejection.
LinuxKernelConfreplaced CML in kernel version 2.5.45, and remains in use for the 4.0 kernel.
References
External links
More recent documentation may exist but the TLDP kernel page is currently offline and under revision.
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ttp://www.catb.org/~esr/cml2/ CML2 Resources Page
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