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| -rw-r--r-- | kconfiglib.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kconfiglib.py b/kconfiglib.py index e1c4baa..a6ff7c5 100644 --- a/kconfiglib.py +++ b/kconfiglib.py @@ -2440,14 +2440,19 @@ class Symbol(Item, _HasVisibility): def set_value(self, v): """Sets the (user) value of the symbol. Equal in effect to assigning the value to the symbol within a .config file. Use - get_lower/upper_bound() to find the range of valid values for bool and - tristate symbols; setting values outside this range will cause the user - value to differ from the result of Symbol.calc_value(). Any value that - is valid for the type (bool, tristate, etc.) will end up being - reflected in Symbol.get_user_value() though. + get_lower/upper_bound() or get_assignable_values() to find the range of + valid values for bool and tristate symbols; setting values outside this + range will cause the user value to differ from the result of + Symbol.calc_value() (be truncated). + + For any type of symbol, is_modifiable() can be used to check if a user + value will have any effect on the symbol, as determined by its + visibility and range of assignable values. Any value that is valid for + the type (bool, tristate, etc.) will end up being reflected in + Symbol.get_user_value() though. Any symbols dependent on the symbol are (recursively) invalidated, so - things should just work with regards to dependencies. + things will just work with regards to dependencies. v -- The value to give to the symbol.""" self._set_value_no_invalidate(v, False) |