[Buildroot] [PATCH] busybox: no need to disable clear and reset
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Wed Apr 26 07:10:30 UTC 2017
>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be> writes:
> Removing clear and reset from the busybox config when the ncurses tools
> are enabled is not really needed.
> Since commit 802bff9c42, the busybox install will not overwrite
> existing programs. Therefore, the tools will be installed correctly
> regardless of the order of the build:
> - if busybox is built first, the clear and reset apps are installed,
> but they will be overwritten by ncurses;
> - if ncurses is built first, it will install the clear and reset apps,
> and busybox will no longer install them.
> We prefer not to modify the busybox configuration when not strictly
> necessary, because it is surprising for the user that his configuration
> is not applied. Clearly, it's not ideal that busybox is configured with
> redundant apps, but if the user wants to shrink it, it's possible to
> provide a custom config.
> This partially reverts commit 33c72344a8686a136c1da6a056ed6c0945bbf8b7.
> Cc: Matthew Weber <matthew.weber at rockwellcollins.com>
> Cc: Danomi Manchego <danomimanchego123 at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>
Committed, thanks!
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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