Re: CML2 1.0.0 doesn't remember configuration changes

[esr@thyrsus.com]

jeff millar <jeff@wa1hco.mv.com>:
> I'm confused.  Downloaded cml2-1.0.0 installed ran it....appear to work but
> it doesn't remember my changes.  Just now, I updated to 1.0.3 and it
> reported cleaning up existing files.  Ran "make config" and it popped up
> menu under X.  Then I changed the "config policy options" to "expert,
> wizard, tuning" and exited with "save and exit".
> 
> Then re-opened with make config and nothing changed...expert, wizard and
> tuning not set.  Maybe the program _knows_ I'm not a wizard but it should at
> least let me _tune_.  (joke)
> 
> By the way "make editconfig" shows the changes made under "make config" and
> allows me to make more changes..
> 
> The READ.ME says that "make config" will run configtrans to generate
> .config.  But that doesn't explain why "make config"  doesn't remember
> changes made to config.out.
> 
> ideas?
> 
> jeff

I think it's because I misunderstood how the standard productions are supposed
to work.  If you'll tell me what files you expect them to read on startup,
and in what order, I can emulate that behavior.
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