Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>
>3. Transition patch #3 -- Cleanup
>
>The third patch will change the format of .config slightly so that
>"no" answers are stored explicitly, FOO=n rather than "# FOO is not set."
>It will also clean up after any unanticipated interactions between 1 and 2:
>
>Configuration will still be invoked by "make config", "make
>menuconfig", and "make xconfig". The autoconf.h format
>will not change. but the .config format will change.
>
>This format change will enable passing around partial configurations
>containing both "no" and "don't care". This will be important for
>supporting autoconfiguration scripts (a work in progress by
>Giacomo Catenazzi).
>
>We expect this patch to be small.
>
We should also change the MAINTAINERS file (adding also a new
'subsystem' makefile?)
and delete Configure.help entry.
Mec: Should you have an entry to CREDITS file? (if we change maintainers
file you lost
all references to you)
>Timing:
>
>The timing, of course, is up to Linus. Only as he accepts each
>transition patch can we resync for the next one. If 2.5 opens next
>week, historical timing of release frequency suggests that the
>transition will take place over approximately the next ten weeks.
>
The unstable releases live only one or two weeks.
giacomo
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