build: scripts/config - update to kconfig-v5.14

[openwrt/staging/jow.git] / scripts / config / README

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-These files were taken from the Linux 2.6.16.7 Kernel
-Configuration System and modified for the OpenWrt Buildroot.
+These files were taken from the Linux 5.14 Kernel Configuration System and
+modified for the OpenWrt Buildroot:
+ - Removed nconf, gconf, tests and kernel configuration targets.
+ - Adjusted the Makefile to compile outside the kernel.
+ - Always use default file when running make all{no,mod,yes}config.
+ - Added a 'reset' command to reset config when the target changes.
+ - Allow config reading from & writing to a different file.
+ - Allow 'source' command to use globs to include multiple files.
+ - Don't warn when selecting a symbol with unmet direct dependencies.
+ - Don't write auto.conf and other files under include/ directory.
+ - Reverted a commit to allow use of '/' & '.' in unquoted config symbols.
+   There are too many of those in OpenWrt right now.
+ - Reverted a commit that was issuing a warning when there were more than
+   one help text.  This is used in a few packages to use different texts
+   for the menuconfig help, and the ipkg package description.
+ - Reverted an upstream change that avoids writing symbols that are not
+   visible to .config, which breaks OpenWrt busybox's '.config' generation
+   logic.
+ - Treat recursive dependency as a warning only; add a --fatalrecursive
+   option to conf to treat recursive deps as a fatal error.
+ - Use pre-built *.lex.c *.tab.[ch] files by default, to avoid depending on
+   flex & bison.  Rebuild/remove these files only if running make with
+   BUILD_SHIPPED_FILES defined
+
+For a full list of changes, see the repository at:
+https://github.com/cotequeiroz/linux/commits/openwrt-5.14/scripts/kconfig