linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: fix a regression when exiting menuconfig without saving

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:30:30 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
CC:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@....org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: fix a regression when exiting menuconfig without
 saving

Cong Wang wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-01-16 at 15:01 +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
>> $ make menuconfig
>>   HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
>>   HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/mconf
>> scripts/kconfig/mconf Kconfig
>>
>> Your configuration changes were NOT saved.
>>
>> make[1]: *** [menuconfig] Error 1
>> make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2
>>
>> Exiting menuconfig without saving, make will report error.
> 
> This should be fixed by "[PATCH] scripts:kconfig:mconf.c: let make not
> report error when not save configuration".
> 

I didn't notice that patch. I just took a look on it, and unfortunately
that patch is wrong, in that now pressing ESC in the Yes/No dialog will
exit menuconfig instead of returning to the main menu.
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