* [PATCH V2] scripts : config : Added example use when run without argument,extend help
@ 2020-09-11 1:54 Bhaskar Chowdhury
2020-09-11 3:08 ` Randy Dunlap
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bhaskar Chowdhury @ 2020-09-11 1:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: masahiroy
Cc: jeremie.francois, rdunlap, linux-kernel, linux-kbuild, Bhaskar Chowdhury
This patch extends the help section by adding an explicit example of use.
Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@gmail.com>
---
scripts/config | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
index eee5b7f3a092..d905dccabb94 100755
--- a/scripts/config
+++ b/scripts/config
@@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ make time.
By default, $myname will upper-case the given symbol. Use --keep-case to keep
the case of all following symbols unchanged.
+The concrete example, say, you want to change any particular config,like
+GCOV for profiling, you can simply use this command
+
+To enable:
+
+#scripts/config --enable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
+
+ and the output will be like this:
+
+ CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
+
+To disable:
+
+#scripts/config --disable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
+
+# CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL is not set
+
$myname uses 'CONFIG_' as the default symbol prefix. Set the environment
variable CONFIG_ to the prefix to use. Eg.: CONFIG_="FOO_" $myname ...
EOL
--
2.26.2
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* Re: [PATCH V2] scripts : config : Added example use when run without argument,extend help
2020-09-11 1:54 [PATCH V2] scripts : config : Added example use when run without argument,extend help Bhaskar Chowdhury
@ 2020-09-11 3:08 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-09-11 3:40 ` Bhaskar Chowdhury
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Randy Dunlap @ 2020-09-11 3:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Bhaskar Chowdhury, masahiroy; +Cc: jeremie.francois, linux-kernel, linux-kbuild
On 9/10/20 6:54 PM, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:
> This patch extends the help section by adding an explicit example of use.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@gmail.com>
> ---
Difference between versions goes here.
> scripts/config | 17 +++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
> index eee5b7f3a092..d905dccabb94 100755
> --- a/scripts/config
> +++ b/scripts/config
> @@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ make time.
> By default, $myname will upper-case the given symbol. Use --keep-case to keep
> the case of all following symbols unchanged.
>
> +The concrete example, say, you want to change any particular config,like
config, like
> +GCOV for profiling, you can simply use this command
command.
> +
> +To enable:
> +
> +#scripts/config --enable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
> +
> + and the output will be like this:
> +
> + CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
> +
> +To disable:
> +
> +#scripts/config --disable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
> +
> +# CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL is not set
> +
> $myname uses 'CONFIG_' as the default symbol prefix. Set the environment
> variable CONFIG_ to the prefix to use. Eg.: CONFIG_="FOO_" $myname ...
> EOL
>
I don't know why we need this extra help text.
--
~Randy
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* Re: [PATCH V2] scripts : config : Added example use when run without argument,extend help
2020-09-11 3:08 ` Randy Dunlap
@ 2020-09-11 3:40 ` Bhaskar Chowdhury
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Bhaskar Chowdhury @ 2020-09-11 3:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Randy Dunlap; +Cc: masahiroy, jeremie.francois, linux-kernel, linux-kbuild
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On 20:08 Thu 10 Sep 2020, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>On 9/10/20 6:54 PM, Bhaskar Chowdhury wrote:
>> This patch extends the help section by adding an explicit example of use.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@gmail.com>
>> ---
>
>Difference between versions goes here.
>
>> scripts/config | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/config b/scripts/config
>> index eee5b7f3a092..d905dccabb94 100755
>> --- a/scripts/config
>> +++ b/scripts/config
>> @@ -45,6 +45,23 @@ make time.
>> By default, $myname will upper-case the given symbol. Use --keep-case to keep
>> the case of all following symbols unchanged.
>>
>> +The concrete example, say, you want to change any particular config,like
>
> config, like
>
>> +GCOV for profiling, you can simply use this command
>
> command.
>
>> +
>> +To enable:
>> +
>> +#scripts/config --enable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
>> +
>> + and the output will be like this:
>> +
>> + CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y
>> +
>> +To disable:
>> +
>> +#scripts/config --disable GCOV_KERNEL && grep GCOV .config
>> +
>> +# CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL is not set
>> +
>> $myname uses 'CONFIG_' as the default symbol prefix. Set the environment
>> variable CONFIG_ to the prefix to use. Eg.: CONFIG_="FOO_" $myname ...
>> EOL
>>
>
>I don't know why we need this extra help text.
I am not sure I get you ...should have mentioned in the first place, so it
save some of my time ....moreover, I was doing it because I felt it necessary
to let the user of this script to know what/how easily things can be
done.Period.
Look like decision making is badly bugged.
~Bhaskar
>--
>~Randy
>
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