From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
To: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why is CONFIG_VT forced on?
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 18:00:08 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0ce685c3-a14e-0cc9-1c9c-4673bfab2e25@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <018540ef-0327-78dc-ea5c-a43318f1f640@landley.net>
On 12/30/19 5:45 PM, Rob Landley wrote:
> On 12/30/19 6:59 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> #
>> # Character devices
>> #
>> CONFIG_TTY=y
>> # CONFIG_VT is not set
>>
>> But first you must set/enable EXPERT. See the bool prompt.
>
> Wait, the if doesn't _disable_ the symbol? It disables _editability_ of the
> symbol, but the symbol can still be on (and displayed) when the if is false?
Yes, displayed but not edited.
> (Why would...)
>
> Ok. Thanks for pointing that out. Any idea why the menuconfig help text has no
> mention of this?
Hm, it's disappointing that EXPERT is not mentioned there somewhere,
when using menuconfig or nconfig.
When using xconfig, and selecting "Virtual terminal" VT, xconfig help does say:
type: bool
unknown property: symbol
dep: TTY && !UML
prompt: Virtual terminal
dep: TTY && !UML && EXPERT <<<<< so the prompt depends on EXPERT
select: INPUT
dep: TTY && !UML
default: y
dep: TTY && !UML
--
~Randy
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-12-31 2:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-12-31 0:30 Why is CONFIG_VT forced on? Rob Landley
2019-12-31 0:36 ` Randy Dunlap
2019-12-31 0:53 ` Rob Landley
2019-12-31 0:59 ` Randy Dunlap
2019-12-31 1:45 ` Rob Landley
2019-12-31 2:00 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2019-12-31 2:04 ` Rob Landley
2019-12-31 2:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2019-12-31 2:33 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2019-12-31 2:40 ` Al Viro
2019-12-31 2:52 ` Al Viro
2019-12-31 3:27 ` Rob Landley
2019-12-31 3:53 ` Al Viro
2019-12-31 4:18 ` Al Viro
2019-12-31 5:58 ` Al Viro
2020-01-01 20:41 ` [PATCH] menuconfig: restore prompt dependencies in help text Arvind Sankar
2020-01-01 21:04 ` Al Viro
2020-01-01 22:26 ` Arvind Sankar
2020-01-02 16:14 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-01-02 23:14 ` [PATCH] kconfig: " Arvind Sankar
2020-01-03 2:10 ` Masahiro Yamada
2020-01-03 4:20 ` Arvind Sankar
2019-12-31 1:55 ` Why is CONFIG_VT forced on? Theodore Y. Ts'o
2020-01-04 20:27 ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-12-31 2:28 ` Al Viro
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