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Subject: Re: preferred KERNEL_FEATURES format: netfilter or netfilter.scc?
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On 15-03-03 05:39 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Mar 2015, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
>>
>>    kernel dev manual uses the KERNEL_FEATURES format of:
>>
>>       KERNEL_FEATURES += "features/netfilter.scc"
>>
>> while ref manual variable glossary uses
>>
>>       KERNEL_FEATURES="features/netfilter"
>>
>> is there a preference for the usage of the .scc suffix? (i'm assuming
>> they're both valid, i didn't actually check that. maybe i should check
>> that ...)
>
>    hang on, i think there's an error in the docs ... if i check the
> meta branch, i see that the actual structure for the netfilter feature
> is "features/netfilter/netfilter.scc", so "features/netfilter.scc"
> shouldn't even work, should it? historical remnant?

It works, but it is an old shortcut that isn't emphasized or used.
So yes, its a historical remnant, and explicit .scc references are
preferred.

Cheers,

Bruce

>
> rday
>