Re: [PATCH 1/1] kconfig: Add a configuration subtree command to kconfig

["konrad.gaisler" <konrad@gaisler.com>]

On 11/18/2011 07:09 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> (changed linux-config@ to linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org)
>
> On 11/18/2011 06:16 AM, Konrad Eisele wrote:
>> New kconfig command "subsource":
>> subsource "<kconfig>""<cwd>""<.config>""<title>"<internal_prefix>  <.config_prefix>
>> Allocates<kconfig>  as a configuration subtree using<.config>  as the configuration
>> file to save and load from.<cwd>  is the directory path to switch to for "source" to
>> work, "<title>" is the Menu tile of the subtree,<internal_prefix>  is a internal prefix,
>> and<.config_prefix>  is the prefix to append/remove when saving/loading<.config>.
> That explains what but not why.  You need some justification(s) for such
> a large patch.  Maybe even some example usages.
The patch originated from a buildsystem that uses buildroot and linux.
Both use Kconfig and the buildsystem itself uses Kconfig. To configure
a subproject you have to exit the toplevel Kconfig and restart to
startup a subproject Kconfig, It is even more anoying when looking
inside buildroot. It has in its turn subprojects uClibc, busybox,
linux, crosstools-ng which all use Kconfig. The subtree patch
does make it possible to unify all in one Kconfig.

As an example, apply the patch, then add to <top>/Kconfig the lines:

subsource "arch/sparc/Kconfig" "." ".config_sparc" "SPARC config" SPARC_ 
CONFIG_
subsource "arch/mips/Kconfig" "." ".config_mips" "MIPS config" MIPS_ CONFIG_
(my mailclient breaks up the lines, it should be 2 lines only).

Then start "make xconfig" once to build "qconfig". The patch adds an
extra option to qconfig (also mconfig, gconfig and nconfig) "-s". This
option enables the "subsource" tag. Now start qconfig:
$<path-to-qconfig>/qconfig -s Kconfig

Then you see a subtree "Sparc config" and "Mips config" that is a sparc
and mips complete Kconfig. They are independent from another. The Sparc
subtree is saved/loaded from .config_sparc, the  Mips subtree is
saved/loaded from .config_mips. No namespace clash.

Note that without the "-s" option the Kconfig behaviour is as usual. I
think it would be a help for many projects that use Kconfig.

-- Konrad





>
>> Signed-off-by: Konrad Eisele<konrad@gaisler.com>
>> ---
>>   scripts/kconfig/conf.c               |    6 +-
>>   scripts/kconfig/confdata.c           |   83 ++-
>>   scripts/kconfig/expr.h               |   16 +
>>   scripts/kconfig/gconf.c              |    3 +
>>   scripts/kconfig/lkc.h                |    1 +
>>   scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h          |   12 +-
>>   scripts/kconfig/mconf.c              |   13 +-
>>   scripts/kconfig/menu.c               |   18 +-
>>   scripts/kconfig/nconf.c              |   13 +-
>>   scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc             |    3 +
>>   scripts/kconfig/symbol.c             |   50 ++-
>>   scripts/kconfig/util.c               |   49 ++
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.gperf          |    1 +
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c_shipped |  252 +++++-----
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.l              |   50 ++-
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c_shipped  |   52 ++-
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c_shipped  |  985 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
>>   scripts/kconfig/zconf.y              |   23 +-
>>   18 files changed, 991 insertions(+), 639 deletions(-)
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