[RFC PATCH v2] Allow applets to be implemented as scripts

[Ron Yorston]

Kang-Che Sung wrote:
>Let no script applets individually configurable in menuconfig. Let users
>resolve the dependencies of whatever they put in applets_sh.

My view is that if script applets are provided as part of BusyBox they
should have all the features of native applets, including the usual
configuration facilities.

The 'embed' directory is available for user-provided scripts.  These
don't get the same level of support and it's up to the user to ensure
their dependencies are met.

>In my opinion, if we were to resolve script applets' dependencies in
>menuconfig, then the applets should have a potential to be re-implemented
>with C, with libbb, which would reduce dependencies on other applets.

Allowing for alternative implementations of applets, script or native, is
another issue.  It would certainly make configuration more complex if
users were allowed this choice.

Ron