[Buildroot] [PATCH 06/16 v3] core: introduce a generated kconfig snippet
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Thu Sep 1 18:57:46 UTC 2016
>>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> writes:
Hi,
>> Why do we _HAVE_ to continue to support it?
> I was going to prepare a patchset to remove the list of packages from
> the manual, when I stumbled on *one* reason parts of it is interesting
> to have in the manual: the list of virtual packages, their symboles and
> their providers.
> I think this is worth having in the manual, if at least for packagers of
> new packages that would need or provide such a virtual package.
Perhaps.
> However, I think the normal and deperacted packages should be removed,
> and our script made much simpler (if at all possible).
> So, what's the idea:
> - remove all packages (easy)
> - keep as-is (even easier)
> - only keep virtual packages (not easy at all)
Personally I would go for 1, but if 3 is doable without too much work /
complexity (and you feel up for it), then that is also OK with me.
--
Venlig hilsen,
Peter Korsgaard
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