linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts: kconfig: implement a sort method

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Message-ID: <57195E78.9080805@infradead.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:12:56 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:	Felipe Balbi <balbif@...il.com>, yann.morin.1998@...e.fr
Cc:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	balbi@...nel.org, Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: kconfig: implement a sort method

On 04/21/16 13:07, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> With a growing amount of Kernel configuration, it's
> getting ever more difficult to find anything on
> menuconfig. Because of that, implement mergesort for
> kconfig to make it a little easier for anybody
> building kernels.

Hi,

Please explain the problem and the solution better.  I don't
get it.

Thanks.

> Signed-off-by: Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
> 
> let me know if you folks prefer to turn this into
> default behavior and drop the extra Sort button, I
> didn't wanna be too disruptive by default and, at
> least for now, kept Kconfig as it is and require
> user to either press '.' or move cursor to the Sort
> button and hit ENTER.
> 
> Anyway, give it a go and let me know if anybody sees
> any issues which I might have missed.
> 
>  scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/menubox.c | 18 +++++----
>  scripts/kconfig/mconf.c            | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  2 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)


-- 
~Randy