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| -rw-r--r-- | README.rst | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | guiconfig.py | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | menuconfig.py | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | oldconfig.py | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | olddefconfig.py | 3 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | setconfig.py | 3 |
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@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ Getting started implicit ``olddefconfig``, so building will normally not be affected by having an outdated configuration. +Whenever ``.config`` is overwritten, the previous version of the file is saved +to ``.config.old`` (or, more generally, to ``$KCONFIG_CONFIG.old``). + For some general Kconfig advice, see `this page <https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/guides/kconfig/index.html>`__. diff --git a/guiconfig.py b/guiconfig.py index 0ff5fa0..c709c4e 100755 --- a/guiconfig.py +++ b/guiconfig.py @@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ 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. """ diff --git a/menuconfig.py b/menuconfig.py index 892443c..8160c03 100755 --- a/menuconfig.py +++ b/menuconfig.py @@ -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. diff --git a/oldconfig.py b/oldconfig.py index 4379dcf..387b42e 100755 --- a/oldconfig.py +++ b/oldconfig.py @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Implements oldconfig functionality. The default input/output filename is '.config'. A different filename can be passed in the KCONFIG_CONFIG environment variable. +When overwriting a configuration file, the old version is saved to +<filename>.old (e.g. .config.old). + Entering '?' displays the help text of the symbol/choice, if any. Unlike 'make oldconfig', this script doesn't print menu titles and comments, diff --git a/olddefconfig.py b/olddefconfig.py index c985bfa..1d1bac1 100755 --- a/olddefconfig.py +++ b/olddefconfig.py @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ saving. The default input/output filename is '.config'. A different filename can be passed in the KCONFIG_CONFIG environment variable. + +When overwriting a configuration file, the old version is saved to +<filename>.old (e.g. .config.old). """ import kconfiglib diff --git a/setconfig.py b/setconfig.py index 4c41529..c92f346 100755 --- a/setconfig.py +++ b/setconfig.py @@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ The exit status on errors is 1. The default input/output configuration file is '.config'. A different filename can be passed in the KCONFIG_CONFIG environment variable. + +When overwriting a configuration file, the old version is saved to +<filename>.old (e.g. .config.old). """ import argparse import sys |