1.1 --- a/docs/ct-ng.1.in Wed Aug 17 23:05:01 2011 +0200
1.2 +++ b/docs/ct-ng.1.in Thu Jan 24 22:42:33 2013 +0100
1.3 @@ -60,6 +60,47 @@
1.4 with the target tuple they represent.
1.5 ."
1.6 .TP
1.7 +.B defconfig
1.8 +Save the current configuration to a mini-defconfig file, that contains only
1.9 +the strictly required symbols to reproduce the configuraiton. defconfig files
1.10 +are much smaller than a complete .config, so it is easy to send by mail. As
1.11 +only non-default symbols are present in a defconfig, it easy to spot the
1.12 +meaningfull values. Also, it is easy to use defconfig files with newer
1.13 +versions of
1.14 +.BR crosstool-NG .
1.15 +By default the mini-defconfig is saved to a file named
1.16 +.IR defconfig ,
1.17 +unless the variable
1.18 +.B $DEFCONFIG
1.19 +is set, in which case the mini-defconfig will be saved to the file referenced
1.20 +by
1.21 +.BR $DEFCONFIG .
1.22 +
1.23 +Note: only the
1.24 +.I .config
1.25 +file for
1.26 +.B crosstool-NG
1.27 +is saved. Config files for the components are
1.28 +.B not
1.29 +saved. Use
1.30 +.B saveconfig
1.31 +for that
1.32 +."
1.33 +.TP
1.34 +.B olddefconfig
1.35 +Configure
1.36 +.B crosstool-NG
1.37 +using a mini-defconfig file (previously saved with
1.38 +.B defconfig
1.39 +or manually edited). The default mini-defconfig is rad from the file
1.40 +.IR defconfig ,
1.41 +unless the vraiable
1.42 +.B $DEFCONFIG
1.43 +is set, inwhich case the mini-defconfig will be read from the file referenced
1.44 +by
1.45 +.B $DEFCONFIG
1.46 +."
1.47 +.TP
1.48 .B build
1.49 Builds the configured toolchain.
1.50 ."