Pull request for branch yem-misc-updates
From: "Yann E. MORIN" <[email protected]>
Hello All!
This two-patch series adds some cosmetics to the legacy menu.
The first patch displays the removal date in the menuconfig, to show the user how old the legacy options he's using are.
The second patch adds to the top-level comment, that legacy options will be removed at some point in the future, and that non-updated .config files may fail to build, or run, in unpredictable ways.
If we do not intend to remove legacy options, let's just drop patch #2, of course.
Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.
The following changes since commit fc034397fc5c85115a7cc29b8dcc6738a1f8cdc3:
openvpn: define license (2013-06-28 21:47:43 +0200)
are available in the git repository at:
git://gitorious.org/buildroot/buildroot.git yem-misc-updates
for you to fetch changes up to 0e43364c4b19cbab8f8297f38ab009475beba3d6:
legacy: make it clear legacy options will be removed at some point (2013-06-30 00:28:49 +0200)
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Yann E. MORIN (2):
legacy: print removal date in menuconfig
legacy: make it clear legacy options will be removed at some point
Config.in.legacy | 31 +++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
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PATCH 1/2 legacy: print removal date in menuconfig
From: "Yann E. MORIN" <[email protected]>
Show the user how old the legacy options are, as a subtle suggestion for him to update mopre often. ;-)
--- Config.in.legacy | 27 +++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
Config.in.legacy +11 -16
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ comment "As long as these options stay selected, the build " comment "will fail. " endif -# -# Legacy options since 2013.08 -# +############################################################################### +comment "Legacy options removed in 2013.08" config BR2_PACKAGE_DOSFSTOOLS_DOSFSCK bool "dosfstools dosfsck renamed to fsck.fat"
@@ -65,9 +64,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DOSFSTOOLS_MKDOSFS help mkdosfs was renamed upstream to mkfs.fat for consistency. -# -# Legacy options since 2013.05 -# +############################################################################### +comment "Legacy options removed in 2013.05" config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RTL_8192 bool "Realtek 8192 replaced by Realtek 81xx"
@@ -83,9 +81,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_RTL_8712 help Now covers the whole Realtek 87xx familly: 8712/8723. -# -# Legacy options since 2013.02 -# +############################################################################### +comment "Legacy options removed in 2013.02" config BR2_sa110 bool "sa110 ARM target switched to strongarm"
@@ -151,9 +148,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTB_TESTS The option has been renamed BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB_TESTS. -# -# Legacy options since 2012.11 -# +############################################################################### +comment "Legacy options removed in 2012.11" + config BR2_PACKAGE_CUSTOMIZE bool "customize package has been removed" select BR2_LEGACY
@@ -188,10 +185,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PTHREAD_STUBS For consistency reason, the pthread-stubs package has been renamed to xlib_libpthread-stubs. - -# -# Legacy options since 2012.08 -# +############################################################################### +comment "Legacy options removed in 2012.08" config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_STATIC bool "libgettext.a is now selected by BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB"
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PATCH 1/2 legacy: print removal date in menuconfig
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From: "Yann E. MORIN"<[email protected]>
Show the user how old the legacy options are, as a subtle suggestion for him to update mopre often.;-)
Signed-off-by "Yann E. MORIN"<[email protected]>
Regards,
Arnout
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PATCH 2/2 legacy: make it clear legacy options will be removed at some point
In reply to Yann E. MORINFrom: "Yann E. MORIN" <[email protected]>
--- Config.in.legacy | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
Config.in.legacy +4 -0
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ comment "Please look at the options which have been selected " comment "and read their help text. " comment "As long as these options stay selected, the build " comment "will fail. " +comment "Note: at some point in the future, the oldest legacy" +comment "options will be removed, and configuration files " +comment "that still have those options set, will fail to " +comment "build, or run, in unpredictable ways. " endif ###############################################################################
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"Yann" == Yann E MORIN <[email protected]> writes:
Yann> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <[email protected]> Yann> Hello All!
Yann> This two-patch series adds some cosmetics to the legacy menu.
Yann> The first patch displays the removal date in the menuconfig, to show Yann> the user how old the legacy options he's using are.
Yann> The second patch adds to the top-level comment, that legacy options Yann> will be removed at some point in the future, and that non-updated Yann> .config files may fail to build, or run, in unpredictable ways.
Yann> If we do not intend to remove legacy options, let's just drop patch #2, Yann> of course.
I think we do, question is how soon? 6 months, 1 year?
They are not very expensive, so I suggest we keep them for 1 year.
Committed series, thanks.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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"Yann" == Yann E MORIN <[email protected]> writes:
Yann> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <[email protected]> Yann> Hello All!
Yann> This two-patch series adds some cosmetics to the legacy menu.
Yann> The first patch displays the removal date in the menuconfig, to show Yann> the user how old the legacy options he's using are.
Yann> The second patch adds to the top-level comment, that legacy options Yann> will be removed at some point in the future, and that non-updated Yann> .config files may fail to build, or run, in unpredictable ways.
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Yann> If we do not intend to remove legacy options, let's just drop patch #2, Yann> of course.
I think we do, question is how soon? 6 months, 1 year?
They are not very expensive, so I suggest we keep them for 1 year.
I would keep them much longer, at least three years. Most distros have
a 3 year or more 'stable' branch, so anything inexpensive that we can do to approximate that is good I think.
Regards,
Arnout
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"Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <[email protected]> writes:
Hi,
Yann> If we do not intend to remove legacy options, let's just drop patch #2, Yann> of course.
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I think we do, question is how soon? 6 months, 1 year?
They are not very expensive, so I suggest we keep them for 1 year.
Arnout> I would keep them much longer, at least three years. Most Arnout> distros have a 3 year or more 'stable' branch, so anything Arnout> inexpensive that we can do to approximate that is good I think.
Ok, 3 years it is.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard