linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: qconf/xconfig: show the OptionsMode radio button setting at startup

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Message-Id: <175554087932.3761802.7665709422071619681.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:14:39 -0700
From: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, 
 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, 
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>, 
 Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: qconf/xconfig: show the OptionsMode radio
 button setting at startup


On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:35:02 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> When qconf (xconfig) exits, it saves the current Option settings
> for Show Name, Show Debug Info, and Show {Normal|All|Prompt} Options.
> When it is next run, it loads these Option settings from its
> config file. It correctly shows the flag settings for Show Name
> and Show Debug Info, but it does not show which of the 3 Show...Options
> is set. This can lead to confusing output, e.g., if the user thinks
> that xconfig is in Show All Options mode but kconfig options which
> have an unmet dependency are still being listed.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] kconfig: qconf/xconfig: show the OptionsMode radio button setting at startup
      https://git.kernel.org/kbuild/c/75a6b4595daa5

Best regards,
-- 
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>