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# is informed at build-time about selected legacy options.
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# If there is an equivalent (set of) new symbols, these should be select'ed by
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# the old symbol for backwards compatibility.
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+# It is not possible to select an option that is part of a choice. In that
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+# case, the new option should use the old symbol as default. This requires a
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+# change outside of Config.in.legacy, and this should be clearly marked as such
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+# in a comment, so that removal of legacy options also include the removal of
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+# these external references.
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+#
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+# [Example: renaming a bool option that is part of a choice from FOO to BAR]
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+# original choice:
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+# choice
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+# prompt "Choose foobar"
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+# config BR2_FOO_1
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+# bool "foobar 1"
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+# config BR2_FOO_2
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+# bool "foobar 2"
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+# endchoice
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+#
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+# becomes:
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+# choice
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+# prompt "Choose foobar"
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+# default BR2_BAR_1 if BR2_FOO_1 # legacy
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+# default BR2_BAR_2 if BR2_FOO_2 # legacy
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+# config BR2_BAR_1
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+# bool "foobar 1"
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+# config BR2_BAR_2
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+# bool "foobar 2"
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+# endchoice
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+#
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+# and in Config.in.legacy:
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+# config BR2_FOO_1
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+# bool "foobar 1 has been renamed"
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+# help
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+# <suitable help text>
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+# # Note: BR2_FOO_1 is still referenced from package/foo/Config.in
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+# config BR2_FOO_2
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+# bool "foobar 2 has been renamed"
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+# help
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+# <suitable help text>
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+# # Note: BR2_FOO_2 is still referenced from package/foo/Config.in
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+#
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+# [End of example]
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#
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# For string options, it is not possible to directly select another symbol. In
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# this case, a hidden wrap bool option has to be added, that defaults to y if
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# the old string is not set at its default value. The wrap symbol should select
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# BR2_LEGACY.
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# If the original symbol has been renamed, the new symbol should use the value
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-# of the old symbol as default. This requires a change outside of
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-# Config.in.legacy, and this should be clearly marked as such below, so that
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-# removal of legacy options also include the removal of these external
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-# references.
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+# of the old symbol as default. Like for choice options, a comment should be
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+# added to flag that the symbol is still used in another file.
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#
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# [Example: renaming a string option from FOO to BAR]
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# original symbol:
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-# config BR2_FOO_STRING
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-# string "Some foo string"
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+# config BR2_FOO_STRING
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+# string "Some foo string"
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#
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# becomes:
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-# config BR2_BAR_STRING
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-# string "Some bar string"
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-# default BR2_FOO_STRING if BR2_FOO_STRING != "" # legacy
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+# config BR2_BAR_STRING
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+# string "Some bar string"
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+# default BR2_FOO_STRING if BR2_FOO_STRING != "" # legacy
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#
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# and in Config.in.legacy:
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-# config BR2_FOO_STRING
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-# string "The foo string has been renamed"
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-# help
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-# <suitable help text>
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+# config BR2_FOO_STRING
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+# string "The foo string has been renamed"
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+# help
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+# <suitable help text>
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#
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-# config BR2_FOO_STRING_WRAP
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-# bool
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-# default y if BR2_FOO_STRING != ""
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-# select BR2_LEGACY
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+# config BR2_FOO_STRING_WRAP
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+# bool
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+# default y if BR2_FOO_STRING != ""
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+# select BR2_LEGACY
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#
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-# # Note: BR2_FOO_STRING is still referenced from package/foo/Config.in
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+# # Note: BR2_FOO_STRING is still referenced from package/foo/Config.in
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#
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# [End of example]
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