Re: [PATCH 0/30] Use menuconfig objects

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 12:09:01AM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >
> > On Apr 11 2007 00:04, Stefan Richter wrote:
> > >
> > >[...] I tried one of the patches
> > >  - with make xconfig: OK
> > >  - with make gconfig: OK
> > >  - with make menuconfig: less so, because:
> > >When one switches a menuconfig _on_, one might miss that there are
> > >subsequent options to configure.  (Although the availability of further
> > >options is indicated by the '--->' suffix to the menu title.)
> >
> > The kconfig files had some menuconfigs for some time
> > (CONFIG_EMBEDDED to be one). I do not think these menu entry types
> > are unknown.
>
> And the EMBEDDED menu has the interesting property that it's not
> empty with CONFIG_EMBEDDED=n .

that entire "Embedded" submenu is a hideous mis-design, as selecting
it simply presents you with options you can now "*de-select*.  that is
*anything* but intuitive.

rday
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