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Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:39:21 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>,
	linux-tiny <Linux-tiny@...enic.com>,
	linux-embedded <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: mainlining min-configs...

> >
> > When I get my kconfig patchset polished you will be able to do:
> >
> > make K=my_mini_config allnoconfig
> 
> So you're renaming KCONFIG_ALLNOCONFIG then?

Somehow yes. The K= notation I hope will see more use. Only very few
people know the KCONFIG_ALL*CONFIG= trick.

> 
> > Thus selecting 'no' for all new symbols in an automated fashion.
> > I know that in a few cases 'no' is the wrong answer but in the
> > 99% of the cases 'no' is perfectly valid.
> 
> For a "make miniconfig", warnings should be errors.  (Attempts to set unknown 
> symbols are an error with a miniconfig, the operation should exit with a 
> nonzero error code.)  Also, all the stuff allnoconfig puts to stdout 
> shouldn't be there for miniconfig, only the stuff it writes to stderr right 
> now should show up.

My reference was to a minimal config of a system - not to a miniconfig
as your patcset produces. Just to make it clear.

The patchset I refer will also reduce the nosie generated during make *config.

	Sam
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