Re: [PATCH 1/4] kconfig: add short explanation to SYMBOL_WRITE

[David Rientjes]

On Thu, 3 Oct 2013, Martin Walch wrote:

> So, if I have not missed anything, SYMBOL_WRITE decides whether to write a symbol
> to .config or not. This does not necessarily mean that the user can change the value.
> SYMBOL_WRITE may be set and the symbol may be written to .config while the user
> does not even see the corresponding prompt.
> 

The purpose of SYMBOL_WRITE is in sym_calc_value() where it is set if the 
config symbol is visible and settable by the user, which is why I 
suggested it be specified as being writable by the user.
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