[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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