Re: [gentoo-dev] moving kernel config checks forward: potential config checking tool

[Peter Stuge]

Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> We have some set of packages (A) which collectively depend on one or
> more kernel options being set in specific ways, and the options need to
> REMAIN set if you want the packages to continue work.
..
> Can we consider moving the checks for set A somewhere else, such that we
> don't check the kernel config during package compile & install time, but
> only check it later?

I only see one problem with this; that USE flags could influence which
kernel options are required, which would be useful to know at/before
compile time.


> It would need to keep long-term state about which packages want
> specific options set/unset/modular, as well as short-term state
> about the config from each boot.

It's a cool idea. A standardized solution would be quite nice for the
whole Linux ecosystem.


//Peter