* [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not work
@ 2007-11-27 21:28 bugs at busybox.net
2007-12-11 6:28 ` Hamish Moffatt
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: bugs at busybox.net @ 2007-11-27 21:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
A NOTE has been added to this issue.
======================================================================
http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1568
======================================================================
Reported By: hmoffatt
Assigned To: buildroot
======================================================================
Project: buildroot
Issue ID: 1568
Category: Other
Reproducibility: always
Severity: minor
Priority: normal
Status: assigned
======================================================================
Date Submitted: 10-31-2007 22:52 PDT
Last Modified: 11-27-2007 13:28 PST
======================================================================
Summary: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not
work
Description:
buildroot allows you to do "make BOARD=xyz world" to compile using the
configuration file in local/xyz/xyz.config, but you can't call menuconfig,
oldconfig etc in this way.
The problem is that the name of the configuration file isn't being passed
to the kconfig tool (package/config/conf). kconfig uses $BUILDROOT_CONFIG,
so all that is needed is to set that environment variable.
Patch attached fixes this so that "make BOARD=xyz oldconfig" works.
======================================================================
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hmoffatt - 11-01-07 18:02
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"make BOARD=xyz world" also fails due to a few more hard-coded references
to .config. br2-board-config2.diff fixes those.
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UlfSamuelsson - 11-27-07 13:28
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Once you have a ".config" file, you can store your board configuration by:
$ make saveconfig
This will store the .config for buildroot, linux, uclibc and busybox.
If the project name is "xyz", then they will be stored in the "local/xyz"
You can retrieve your configuration by:
$ make BOARD=xyz getconfig
It is wrong to make the things depend on BUILDROOT_CONFIG.
They should depend on ".config"
Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
======================================================================
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt New Issue
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Status new => assigned
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Assigned To => buildroot
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt File Added: br-board-config.diff
11-01-07 18:01 hmoffatt File Added: br-board-config2.diff
11-01-07 18:02 hmoffatt Note Added: 0002885
11-27-07 13:28 UlfSamuelsson Note Added: 0002977
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* [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not work
2007-11-27 21:28 [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not work bugs at busybox.net
@ 2007-12-11 6:28 ` Hamish Moffatt
2007-12-13 20:28 ` [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig"/ " Ulf Samuelsson
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Hamish Moffatt @ 2007-12-11 6:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 01:28:49PM -0800, bugs at busybox.net wrote:
> Description:
> buildroot allows you to do "make BOARD=xyz world" to compile using the
> configuration file in local/xyz/xyz.config, but you can't call menuconfig,
> oldconfig etc in this way.
>
> The problem is that the name of the configuration file isn't being passed
> to the kconfig tool (package/config/conf). kconfig uses $BUILDROOT_CONFIG,
> so all that is needed is to set that environment variable.
>
> Patch attached fixes this so that "make BOARD=xyz oldconfig" works.
> ======================================================================
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> hmoffatt - 11-01-07 18:02
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "make BOARD=xyz world" also fails due to a few more hard-coded references
> to .config. br2-board-config2.diff fixes those.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> UlfSamuelsson - 11-27-07 13:28
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Once you have a ".config" file, you can store your board configuration by:
>
> $ make saveconfig
>
> This will store the .config for buildroot, linux, uclibc and busybox.
> If the project name is "xyz", then they will be stored in the "local/xyz"
>
>
> You can retrieve your configuration by:
>
> $ make BOARD=xyz getconfig
>
> It is wrong to make the things depend on BUILDROOT_CONFIG.
> They should depend on ".config"
That's ok if you want to use getconfig and saveconfig all the time. I
would rather not have any .config but always use "make BOARD=xyz ...".
IMHO there is too much risk of forgetting to save your configuration.
You could "make menuconfig" then "make getconfig" and forget to
saveconfig in between. I already hate it that you have to
"make busybox-update" and "make linux-update" and "make uclibc-update"
after reconfiguring those - they should just use my configuration files
as specified by BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG etc.
This can be done by either modifying the kconf tools to use an
environment variable, or perhaps by symlinking the relevant files to
.config instead of copying them (assuming kconf's save is
symlink-friendly).
I mean no offense when I ask, is project support well-supported by the
buildroot community over all? Is it your work originally Ulf with little
support from the others? Some things like the above don't work as I
expect them, so it feels a bit rough. In the case of my patch in this
bug report, you could apply it and make me happy without any detriment
to the way you work (with getconfig/saveconfig).
Regards
Hamish
--
Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish@debian.org> <hamish@cloud.net.au>
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* [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig"/ oldconfig etc does not work
2007-12-11 6:28 ` Hamish Moffatt
@ 2007-12-13 20:28 ` Ulf Samuelsson
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Ulf Samuelsson @ 2007-12-13 20:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
> I mean no offense when I ask, is project support well-supported by the
> buildroot community over all? Is it your work originally Ulf with little
> support from the others? Some things like the above don't work as I
> expect them, so it feels a bit rough. In the case of my patch in this
> bug report, you could apply it and make me happy without any detriment
> to the way you work (with getconfig/saveconfig).
>
No, you destroy the original intent by making certain things depend
on the stuff in local/<proj>/*.config
We do not depend on the different "defconfigs" as well.
We copy them to .config and then we depend on .config
A good way to fix your problem could be to have a
make BOARD=xyz reconfig
which would
* make BOARD=$(BOARD) getconfig
* make menuconfig
* make saveconfig
Best Regards
Ulf Samuelsson
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* [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not work
@ 2007-11-02 1:02 bugs at busybox.net
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: bugs at busybox.net @ 2007-11-02 1:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
A NOTE has been added to this issue.
======================================================================
http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1568
======================================================================
Reported By: hmoffatt
Assigned To: buildroot
======================================================================
Project: buildroot
Issue ID: 1568
Category: Other
Reproducibility: always
Severity: minor
Priority: normal
Status: assigned
======================================================================
Date Submitted: 10-31-2007 22:52 PDT
Last Modified: 11-01-2007 18:02 PDT
======================================================================
Summary: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not
work
Description:
buildroot allows you to do "make BOARD=xyz world" to compile using the
configuration file in local/xyz/xyz.config, but you can't call menuconfig,
oldconfig etc in this way.
The problem is that the name of the configuration file isn't being passed
to the kconfig tool (package/config/conf). kconfig uses $BUILDROOT_CONFIG,
so all that is needed is to set that environment variable.
Patch attached fixes this so that "make BOARD=xyz oldconfig" works.
======================================================================
----------------------------------------------------------------------
hmoffatt - 11-01-07 18:02
----------------------------------------------------------------------
"make BOARD=xyz world" also fails due to a few more hard-coded references
to .config. br2-board-config2.diff fixes those.
Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
======================================================================
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt New Issue
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Status new => assigned
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Assigned To => buildroot
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt File Added: br-board-config.diff
11-01-07 18:01 hmoffatt File Added: br-board-config2.diff
11-01-07 18:02 hmoffatt Note Added: 0002885
======================================================================
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* [Buildroot] [buildroot 0001568]: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not work
@ 2007-11-01 5:52 bugs at busybox.net
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: bugs at busybox.net @ 2007-11-01 5:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: buildroot
The following issue has been SUBMITTED.
======================================================================
http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1568
======================================================================
Reported By: hmoffatt
Assigned To: buildroot
======================================================================
Project: buildroot
Issue ID: 1568
Category: Other
Reproducibility: always
Severity: minor
Priority: normal
Status: assigned
======================================================================
Date Submitted: 10-31-2007 22:52 PDT
Last Modified: 10-31-2007 22:52 PDT
======================================================================
Summary: "make BOARD=xyz menuconfig" / oldconfig etc does not
work
Description:
buildroot allows you to do "make BOARD=xyz world" to compile using the
configuration file in local/xyz/xyz.config, but you can't call menuconfig,
oldconfig etc in this way.
The problem is that the name of the configuration file isn't being passed
to the kconfig tool (package/config/conf). kconfig uses $BUILDROOT_CONFIG,
so all that is needed is to set that environment variable.
Patch attached fixes this so that "make BOARD=xyz oldconfig" works.
======================================================================
Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
======================================================================
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt New Issue
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Status new => assigned
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt Assigned To => buildroot
10-31-07 22:52 hmoffatt File Added: br-board-config.diff
======================================================================
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