In conf_sym(), which is used for ask for all bool/tristate symbols, print sym->remark (if one exists) befor prompting for the option and analogous to help (triggered by an input beginning with '?'), when the user enters a line starting with '<', allow the user to enter a remark or update it. This extension does not cover the configuration of string, integer or choice values. I leave this open for follow-up submission in case there is interest in the config symbol remarks in general and in really supporting these also fully in make config, oldconfig and (possibly) silbings. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Kaindl <bernhard.kaindl@xxxxxxx> PS: make gconfig could also be considered for extension, but it does apparently does not have a great deal of string editing UI yet, so adding remarks to it would require finding a way to edit string symbols in it first. --- scripts/kconfig/conf.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c index 9960d1c..dc60a1d 100644 --- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c +++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c @@ -158,8 +158,11 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu) struct symbol *sym = menu->sym; int type; tristate oldval, newval; + char *p; while (1) { + if (sym->remark) + printf("Remark: %s\n", sym->remark); printf("%*s%s ", indent - 1, "", _(menu->prompt->text)); if (sym->name) printf("(%s) ", sym->name); @@ -214,6 +217,8 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu) break; case '?': goto help; + case '<': + goto remark; default: continue; } @@ -221,6 +226,20 @@ static int conf_sym(struct menu *menu) return 0; help: print_help(menu); + continue; +remark: + if (sym->remark) + printf("Current Remark: %s\n", sym->remark); + printf(" New remark: "); + fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin); + + if ((p = strchr(line, '\n'))) + *p = '\0'; /* no \n in remark */ + if (line[0]) { + if (sym->remark) + free(sym->remark); + sym->remark = strdup(line); + } } } -- 1.6.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html