Re: linux kernel config converter

[Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@dplanet.ch>]

David Lang wrote:

>>David Lang wrote:
>>
>>>2. does it handle the 'I want this feature, turn on everything I need for
>>>it'?
>>>
>>>3. if it handles #2 what does it do if you turn off that feature again
>>>(CML2 turns off anything it turned on to support that feature, assuming
>>>nothing else needs it)
> 
> #3 may be, but #2 isn't possible if the language doesn't provide enough
> info for the tool to know what is needed to make a feature work.


Ok. I agree, #2 is also a configuration language item.
(actual CML doesn't support #2).

It seems that actual language support #2:
you see that every symbol have a list of dependencies,
so a configuration tools can change these dependencies.

But also CML2 don't support #2 for strange/complex rules (<1%).
(It complains about unmet dependencies.) and we should
not support it for such rules (i.e. if a rules conflicts
with PCI or other rules that force BIG changes...).


	giacomo