linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/10] merge_config.sh: Better handling of CONFIG

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Date:	Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:26:54 +0900
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@...driver.com>
Cc:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dvhart@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] merge_config.sh: Better handling of CONFIG_FOO=n

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 09:42:06AM +0900, Olof Johansson wrote:
> Kconfig knows how to handle CONFIG_FOO=n just fine, but it'll always
> use "# CONFIG FOO is not set" in the resulting config. Mangle the input
> accordingly so we don't report this as a failure when it isn't.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>

Matching Kconfig behavior is the logical approach, no point in complaining if
Kconfig will accpet the result.

Bruce, I think we'll just need to update the linux-yocto tool documentation not
to mark =n as wrong.

Reviewed-by: Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>

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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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