linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] kconfig: Add option to get the full help text with listnewconfig

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Message-ID: <53da077f-b4d6-c123-bcbc-ae531fdcc410@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:01:12 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jcline@...hat.com, dzickus@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] kconfig: Add option to get the full help text with
 listnewconfig

Hi Laura,

On 10/29/19 11:17 AM, Laura Abbott wrote:
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> index ef2f2336c469..aaaf1f62300c 100644
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile
> @@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ localyesconfig localmodconfig: $(obj)/conf
>  #  syncconfig has become an internal implementation detail and is now
>  #  deprecated for external use
>  simple-targets := oldconfig allnoconfig allyesconfig allmodconfig \
> -	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig
> +	alldefconfig randconfig listnewconfig olddefconfig syncconfig \
> +	extendedlistnewconfig
> +
>  PHONY += $(simple-targets)
>  
>  $(simple-targets): $(obj)/conf
> @@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ help:
>  	@echo  '  alldefconfig    - New config with all symbols set to default'
>  	@echo  '  randconfig	  - New config with random answer to all options'
>  	@echo  '  listnewconfig   - List new options'
> +	@echo  '  extendedlistnewconfig   - List new options'

This text should also say " and help text" similar to what conf.c does.

>  	@echo  '  olddefconfig	  - Same as oldconfig but sets new symbols to their'
>  	@echo  '                    default value without prompting'
>  	@echo  '  kvmconfig	  - Enable additional options for kvm guest kernel support'

I can't say that I like the name, but I won't try to paint it a
different color.

-- 
~Randy