linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: use default 'yy' prefix for lexer and parser

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNARe2VfzovUGbvNSnN83o6z0QrqMnSJb6LEO1cOLcTAjFg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:05:30 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        Ulf Magnusson <ulfalizer@...il.com>,
        "Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: use default 'yy' prefix for lexer and parser

2018-01-12 9:58 GMT+09:00 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>:
> Flex and Bison provide an option to change the prefix of globally-
> visible symbols.  This is useful to link multiple lexers and/or
> parsers into the same executable.  However, Kconfig (and any other
> host programs in kernel) uses a single lexer and parser.  I do not
> see a good reason to change the default 'yy' prefix.
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
> ---
>

Applied both patches to linux-kbuild/kconfig.



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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada