Re: "Next Generation" kernel configuration?

From: Conrad J. Sabatier (conrads_at_cox.net)
Date: 07/21/04

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To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>

    On 21-Jul-2004 Brooks Davis wrote:
    > You can have my simple flat file kernel config when you pry it from
    > my cold, dead hands and I know a number of other develoeprs share
    > this viewpoint. All my experiences with the linux visual kernel
    > config tool have been annoying and I've got friends with more
    > expierence with it that have much less kind things to say.

    Well, the idea is not to replace the current use of a single, flat
    kernel config file, only to ease its creation. The end result would
    be essentially the same, although with a slightly different arrangement
    of items, of course.

    > That said, so long as it doesn't impose too much developer burden,
    > an improved set of backend files that did a better job of handling
    > dependencies and knew which options where relevent given the
    > configured set of devices could be useful.

    Yes, I think it's an interesting area for exploration.

    > There is a valid question of what a depenency means. For instance,
    > you can't really have IP networking without lo(4) (there's a null
    > pointer derefrence if you try), but since you can load it as a
    > module, should you have to compile it in?

    Hmm, good point. This will obviously require some careful thinking.

    As I told Julian Elischer just now in another (private) reply, I don't
    have even the first sketches of such a reorganization on the drawing
    board. I was curious to see how such an idea would be received first.
    If there's a lot of resistance (which I could certainly understand), I
    won't even bother. But if there's an interest...I'd certainly be
    willing to invest some time in it and see what I could cook up.

    So far, no one's yelling "blasphemer!" or anything. But then it's
    still early. We'll see. :-) 

    -- 
Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads@cox.net> -- "In Unix veritas"
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