RE: why the current kernel config menu layout is a mess

From: John Bradford (john@grabjohn.com)
Date: Fri Jul 25 2003 - 10:28:48 EST


> > Maybe a completely new, out of kernel tree configurator would be worth
> > thinking about, leaving the in-kernel configurator as a legacy option.
> > I know the config system underwent a major overhaul during 2.5, but I
> > think we could go even further.
>
> Maybe you should look first at something before you throw it away?
> Kconfig is already modular, the Kconfig parser is a library, which you can
> easily connect to your favourite script language and then you can do with
> the Kconfig data whatever you want.

Sorry, I meant make the current targets, like menuconfig and xconfig
legacy options, not eliminate the Kconfig parser altogether.

John.
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