Re: [PATCH] config: Add 'make kvmconfig'

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* Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2.11.2011 10:17, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > * Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> On 2.11.2011 09:41, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>> Yeah. Note that it's more like an 'add' operation, not a modify 
> >>> operation, thus:
> >>>
> >>> 	make addconfig=kvm
> >>>
> >>> or:
> >>>
> >>> 	make addconfig kvm
> >>>
> >>> would be intuitive and would work well too.
> >>>
> >>> Sam, Michal, which one would you prefer? The latter might have the 
> >>> advantage that it's additive, enabling future usages like:
> >>>
> >>> 	make addconfig kvm debug
> >>
> >> The problem is that neither of these fit into the make command syntax:
> >>
> >>     make addconfig kvm debug
> >>
> >> tells make to build three different targets, and
> >>
> >>     make addconfig=kvm
> >>
> >> tells make to create a variable named addconfig with the value kvm 
> >> and build the default target. And BTW, you or someone else 
> >> reassured me earlier in the thread that this is going to be needed 
> >> for the kvm case solely, so why are you inventing something generic 
> >> now? :)
> > 
> > Because we are trying to find *something* that is both usable and 
> > which you guys are willing to ack.
> > 
> > So what's your suggestion? Is 'make kvmconfig' OK?
> 
> As I said, make kvmconfig is fine with me, if it's just this single case.
> 
> Michal

Great, thanks!

	Ingo
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