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authorUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-19 03:07:47 +0200
committerUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-19 03:07:47 +0200
commit50ded1daebc6cc7e133ac02912fd184aba5f642d (patch)
tree6871bdc2f5ca7662c85d467d0312ba75d9bc3260 /menuconfig.py
parentaed7b408e777e369e6f464a8c2237d3c0504beab (diff)
Make .config.old easier to discover
Mention that the old version of an overwritten configuration file is saved to <filename>.old in a few different places, to make it easier to discover.
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diff --git a/menuconfig.py b/menuconfig.py
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@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ as a command-line argument. With no argument, it defaults to "Kconfig".
The KCONFIG_CONFIG environment variable specifies the .config file to load (if
it exists) and save. If KCONFIG_CONFIG is unset, ".config" is used.
+When overwriting a configuration file, the old version is saved to
+<filename>.old (e.g. .config.old).
+
$srctree is supported through Kconfiglib.