Re: [PATCH] Allow kconfig to accept overrides

[Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>]

On Oct 13 2007 10:16, Stefan Richter wrote:
>>>> warning("override: %s turns state choice", sym->name);
>>>
>>>What does that warning message mean?  I can't decipher it.
>> 
>> It is when the value of a "choice" kconfig object is changed, for example
>> this .config excerpt:
>> 
>> CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL is not set
>> # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set
>> CONFIG_REEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
>
>Perhaps say
>
>	warning("override: switching to choice %s", sym->name);
>
>if sym->name is [CONFIG_]PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY.  Or what is it?

.config:176:warning: override: reassigning to symbol PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY
.config:176:warning: override: PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY turns state choice

Which seems correct, as PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y will overturn
the previous decision.

Perhaps it should be "%s overturns state choice" ?
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