Re: [PATCH 15/15] kconf: Check for eof from input stream.

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Ben Collins wrote:

> > That just means Debian's automatic build for the kernel has been broken for 
> > years. All normal config targets require user input and no input equals 
> > default input. Only silentoldconfig will abort if input is not available.
> 
> I think that's broken (because I don't see where that behavior is
> described).

I'll accept a patch to fix the documentation.

> IMO, based on the code, it should only go with defaults when
> -n -y or -m is passed.

No.

> Why is it so hard to error when stdin is closed? It's not like that will
> break anything.

oldconfig & co are interactive targets, so don't use them in automatic 
builds. If you some problem with using silentoldconfig, describe it and 
I'll help to solve it.

bye, Roman
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