Re: Linux 2.6.22-rc1

From: Satyam Sharma
Date: Wed May 16 2007 - 05:17:22 EST


On 5/16/07, Tilman Schmidt <tilman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Am 16.05.2007 03:39 schrieb Satyam Sharma:
["default n" for menuconfig]
> these problems would occur only the _first_ time someone
> transitions from the old .config's to the new scheme. But those
> "default y"s for all the various "configmenu"s (let's please call
> them that) that got introduced in the Kconfig files would cause
> unnecessary annoyance to users of make oldconfig _for ever_.

I'm not sure I'm following you. Where would that annoyance occur?
On subsequent uses of "make oldconfig" the default shouldn't even
matter, as the previous choice would just silently be kept.

Aargh, you're right. The prompt'll come only if it's a "(NEW)"
configmenu addition and hence not come after the first time either.
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