[BusyBox] bug#1010: marked as done (Better configuration system)

Fri Apr 26 20:16:07 UTC 2002

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From: Erik Andersen <andersen at lineo.com>
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Subject: Better configuration system
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Package: busybox
Version: 0.45
Severity: wishlist

The configuration system for BusyBox (i.e. commenting out or uncommenting
#define entries in busybox.defs.h) is clumsy.  busybox.defs.h is too big and
hard to follow, and related commands are not grouped.  Handling of complex
dependancies is done via the C pre-processor, and basically doesn unwanted
things behind your back.

Furthermore, in orser to guarantee a consistant build, everytime you touch
busybox.defs.h or the Makefile, _everything_ has to be recompiled.  This is
bad.

It would be nice to add in a better configuration system.  Perhaps something
like the Linux kernel uses.  CML2 (http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/kbuild/) would
also work (though I would prefer dumping the apps as C rather then adding
python to the required set of build tools).

 -Erik

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I think the new config system qualifies...

 -Erik

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