KConfig XT: kconfig_compiler & friends

[Zack Rusin]

On Wednesday 01 October 2003 23:37, Ian Reinhart Geiser wrote:
> > How does this system benifit them at all?  It is all compiled in
> > the binary.

Nope, kcfg files are being installed.

> > Currently the way of running x app, modifing the settings, exiting
> > and distributing the config file to all of the machines is still
> > the only way that I know of.  Did I miss some feature of the new
> > skeleton system?
>
> AFAIK this was all suppose to be connected by an application that
> would generate these files the source cfg files and the end files
> with default values.  ideally even documentation (zack?)  these files
> could then be edited and distributed.

Correct, the only way to get the type infomations and documentation for 
an option for tools like kconfedit is through kcfg files. This is good 
because it will let us hide many, many options without removing them, 
so still keeping power users happy (they'll still get a nice gui for 
editing those advanced options with documentation for them and type 
safety while editing them (an entry that's supposed contain a bool 
won't contain a string).

Zack

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