Re: xconfig lossage
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 16 Feb 1998 23:01:59 +0000 (GMT)
> 1. Write a doc file that describes the semantics of the Config.in files.
> 2. Write a grammar that describes their syntax.
> 3. Write a parser that will check all Config.in files.
> (As it is now, xconfig or menuconfig often crashes because
> of unexpected input.)
> 4. Extend the parser, so that it can be the frontent for both menuconfig
> and xconfig.
How about writing a sensible grammer for Config.in files and dependancies
including clean per platform rules - eg so I can say
(sparc i386) bool "has a fnord device" Y
and make a script to write all the Config.* format files from a sane
input format ?
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