Re: Kernel .config and kconfig general question

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On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 09:56:41AM -0800, Max wrote:
> 
> Is it the same to comment out a variable in .config than assigning 'N'
>  to it?

Yes.

> Also could somebody explain the big picture of how does the kernel
> configuration/build process treats the commented out variables in
> .config?

See the above question.

> Or even more general:
> 
> Could anybody please help me in understanding the main picture of how a
>  .config variable gets #define'd or #undefine'd in the kernel
> header files?

The generated header include/linux/autoconf.h contains the #define's.

> Many thanks,
> 
> Max

cu
Adrian

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