Re: kconfig: support option env="" [Was: kconfig: use $K64BIT to set 64BIT with all*config targets]

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 04:49:48AM +0100, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 6 Jan 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> > Please get back to me so we can finsih this patch and have it applied.
> > I will split the patch in two btw.
> 
> I reworked the patch a little and split it into three.

Thanks Roman.
I will test and apply tonight.

Removal of KERNELVERSION in patch #3 is wrong as the frontend
uses KERNELVERSION to display the kernel version in their title.
I will drop the deletion before I apply the patch.


> 
> > > +	if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_AUTO)
> > > +		sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_WRITE;
> > > +
> > 
> > Why is this change needed?
> > It is non-obvious to me so please explain and I will add a comment.
> 
> Automatically generated symbols are not saved, this was previously not 
> needed as they weren't in the menu structure.
OK

> 
> > I did it like this:
> > 			menu_warn(current_entry,
> > 			          "config %s: redefining environment symbol from '%s' to '%s'",
> > 			          sym->name, env, sym2->name);
> 
> I omitted the prefix, it's inconsistent with other warnings.
OK

Thanks,
	Sam