As explained by Michal Marek at https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/8/31/189 silentoldconfig has become a misnomer. It has become an internal interface so remove it from "make help" and Documentation/ to stop confusing people using it as seen for instance at https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/835632 Don't remove it from kconfig/Makefile yet not to break any (other) tool using it. On the other hand, correct and expand its description in the help of the (internal) scripts/kconfig/conf.c Signed-off-by: Marc Herbert <marc.herbert@xxxxxxxxx> --- v2: rewordings (Masahiro) v3: remove from Documentation/ too. Add warning comments in source. Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst | 5 ----- scripts/kconfig/Makefile | 7 ++++--- scripts/kconfig/conf.c | 6 ++++-- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst index 63066db39910..af5a437198d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst @@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ Configuring the kernel your existing ./.config file and asking about new config symbols. - "make silentoldconfig" - Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen - with questions already answered. - Additionally updates the dependencies. - "make olddefconfig" Like above, but sets new symbols to their default values without prompting. diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile index df6469fd3dcc..a460f9f7b733 100644 --- a/scripts/kconfig/Makefile +++ b/scripts/kconfig/Makefile @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ config: $(obj)/conf nconfig: $(obj)/nconf $< $(silent) $(Kconfig) +# This has become an internal implementation detail and is now deprecated +# for external use. silentoldconfig: $(obj)/conf $(Q)mkdir -p include/config include/generated $(Q)test -e include/generated/autoksyms.h || \ @@ -142,7 +144,6 @@ help: @echo ' oldconfig - Update current config utilising a provided .config as base' @echo ' localmodconfig - Update current config disabling modules not loaded' @echo ' localyesconfig - Update current config converting local mods to core' - @echo ' silentoldconfig - Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps' @echo ' defconfig - New config with default from ARCH supplied defconfig' @echo ' savedefconfig - Save current config as ./defconfig (minimal config)' @echo ' allnoconfig - New config where all options are answered with no' @@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ help: @echo ' alldefconfig - New config with all symbols set to default' @echo ' randconfig - New config with random answer to all options' @echo ' listnewconfig - List new options' - @echo ' olddefconfig - Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their' - @echo ' default value' + @echo ' olddefconfig - Same as oldconfig but sets new symbols to their' + @echo ' default value without prompting' @echo ' kvmconfig - Enable additional options for kvm guest kernel support' @echo ' xenconfig - Enable additional options for xen dom0 and guest kernel support' @echo ' tinyconfig - Configure the tiniest possible kernel' diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c index a8a97efd3dfc..a309ccec1000 100644 --- a/scripts/kconfig/conf.c +++ b/scripts/kconfig/conf.c @@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ static void check_conf(struct menu *menu) static struct option long_opts[] = { {"oldaskconfig", no_argument, NULL, oldaskconfig}, {"oldconfig", no_argument, NULL, oldconfig}, + /* Has become a misnomer, "syncconfig" would be more accurate */ {"silentoldconfig", no_argument, NULL, silentoldconfig}, {"defconfig", optional_argument, NULL, defconfig}, {"savedefconfig", required_argument, NULL, savedefconfig}, @@ -484,8 +485,9 @@ static void conf_usage(const char *progname) printf(" --listnewconfig List new options\n"); printf(" --oldaskconfig Start a new configuration using a line-oriented program\n"); printf(" --oldconfig Update a configuration using a provided .config as base\n"); - printf(" --silentoldconfig Same as oldconfig, but quietly, additionally update deps\n"); - printf(" --olddefconfig Same as silentoldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value\n"); + printf(" --silentoldconfig Similar to oldconfig but generates configuration in\n" + " include/{generated/,config/} (oldconfig used to be more verbose)\n"); + printf(" --olddefconfig Same as oldconfig but sets new symbols to their default value\n"); printf(" --oldnoconfig An alias of olddefconfig\n"); printf(" --defconfig <file> New config with default defined in <file>\n"); printf(" --savedefconfig <file> Save the minimal current configuration to <file>\n"); -- 2.13.6 -- 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
