linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: introduce nonint_oldconfig and loose_nonint

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Date:	Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:44:34 +0200
From:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
To:	Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	davej@...hat.com, kyle@...hat.com, vgoyal@...hat.com,
	arjan@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: introduce nonint_oldconfig and	loose_nonint_oldconfig
 (v3)

On 6.5.2010 18:48, Aristeu Rozanski wrote:
> This patch has been around for a long time in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise
> Linux kernels and it may be useful for others. The nonint_oldconfig target
> will fail and print the unset config options while loose_nonint_oldconfig will
> simply let the config option unset. They're useful in distro kernel packages
> where the config files are built using a combination of smaller config files.
> 
> Arjan van de Ven wrote the initial nonint_config and Roland McGrath added the
> loose_nonint_oldconfig.
> 
> v2:
> - when -B and -b are used, return "2" so the reason can be distinguished from
>   other errors
> v3:
> - help updated
> - nonint_oldconfig won't update the config file if options are missing
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...hat.com> [defunct email]
> Whatevered-by: Kyle McMartin <kyle@...hat.com>
> Acked-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>

Sorry for the delay. Applied now.

Michal
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