linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] kbuild: Show Kconfig fragments in "help"

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Message-ID: <87ttsjlmho.fsf@mail.lhotse>
Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:17:07 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] kbuild: Show Kconfig fragments in "help"

Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> writes:
> On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 4:55 AM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is my series to show *.config targets in the "help" target so these
>> various topics can be more easily discoverd.
>>
>> v2:
>>  - split .fragment from .config to hide "internal" fragments
>
> Please do not do this churn.

That was my idea :}

> Like Randy, I did not get "why" part quiet well,
> but if you are eager about this,
> you can show help message only when the following
> ("# Help:" prefix for example) is found in the first line.
>
> # Help: blah blah
> # other comment

I did think of that, but wasn't sure how to do it in make.

cheers