[Buildroot] [PATCH] getty: add the ability to pass options to getty

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 22/08/13 12:58, Thomas De Schampheleire wrote:
> There are now a number of getty-related config options in
> system/Config.in, but without any structure.
> When the getty port is empty, no action is taken.
> What about introducing a new bool option to determine if a getty needs
> to be started, with suboptions for port, baudrate, term, and
> user-configurable options?
> Something like:
>
> config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
>          bool "Run a getty (login prompt) after boot"
>
> config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT
>          bool "tty port"
>          depends on BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
>
> choice
>          prompt "baudrate"
>          depends on BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
>
> [baudrate options]
> endchoice
>
> config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_TERM
>          bool "TERM environment variable"
>          depends on BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY
>
> config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_OPTIONS
>          string "other options to pass to getty"
>          depends on BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY

  Sounds like a good plan. Except that the sub-options should be wrapped 
in a if...endif construct instead of repeating 'depends on'.

  Regards,
  Arnout

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