Re: [PATCH v3 -next] scripts: add compare-config utility

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Apr 13 2022 - 21:25:32 EST




On 4/13/22 02:23, Chen Lifu wrote:
> This is an alternative utility to compare two .config files. Unlike
> existing utilities "diffconfig" in the kernel tree, it prints detailed
> results in table style, and support config name prefix so that it can be
> used elsewhere. It is useful sometimes, for example, to analyze .config
> files through tables, or to compare Buildroot .config.
>
> With grep and awk, it can print similar results like "diffconfg" as well.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Lifu <chenlifu@xxxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Add -D option, a combination of -C -O -N, and set it as default mode
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Add config name prefix support
>
> scripts/compare-config | 203 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 203 insertions(+)
> create mode 100755 scripts/compare-config


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~Randy