linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH]

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Message-ID: <7v8w2xy4pq.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
Date:	Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:21:21 -0700
From:	Junio C Hamano <junio@...ox.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]

Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> writes:

> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 07:25:32PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> In 60f33b8 (kconfig: get rid of stray a.o, support ncursesw, 2006-01-15),
>> support to link menuconfig with ncursesw library was added.  To compute
>> the linker command option -l, we check "libncursesw.{so,a,dylib}" to allow
>> ncursesw to be used as a replacement ncurses.  However, when checking what
>> header file to include, we do not check /usr/include/ncursesw directory.
>> 
>> Add /usr/include/ncursesw to the list of directories that are checked.
>> With this patch, on my Debian Lenny box with libncursesw5-dev package but
>> not libncurses5-dev package, I can say "make menuconfig".
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>
>
> Except for the missing patch subject then it looks OK.
> Suggested subject:
> kconfig: fix menuconfig on debian lenny

Sorry, the missing subject really was sloppy of me, and thanks.

> Add as this is a fix we should Cc: <stable@...ne.org>?

I don't think the fix deserves to be in stable.  It does not look like
60f33b8 made it possible to use ncursesw on a box like mine so the patch
is not evan an regression-fix.

> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>

Thanks; is it my responsibility to follow-up the thread with identical
patch with updated Subject and with your Ack, hoping somebody in kbuild
team would pick it up?

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