* [U-Boot] difference between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT?
@ 2009-11-19 8:00 Robert P. J. Day
2009-12-07 20:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2009-11-19 8:00 UTC (permalink / raw
To: u-boot
another beginner-level question, i'm sure, but what's the
distinction between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT for customizing the
u-boot prompt?
based on the output from a straightforward grep, it appears that
every example of customizing the prompt has the form:
#define V_PROMPT "OMAP3_EVM # "
... snip ...
#define CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT V_PROMPT
as in, V_PROMPT is set, for no other reason than to subsequently set
CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT a few lines later, at which point V_PROMPT never
seems to be used again.
is this just a historical holdover? any reason why
CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT can't be set directly and V_PROMPT ignored/removed?
rday
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* [U-Boot] difference between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT?
2009-11-19 8:00 [U-Boot] difference between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT? Robert P. J. Day
@ 2009-12-07 20:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-08 8:53 ` Robert P. J. Day
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From: Wolfgang Denk @ 2009-12-07 20:22 UTC (permalink / raw
To: u-boot
Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
In message <alpine.LFD.2.00.0911190255590.29408@localhost> you wrote:
>
> another beginner-level question, i'm sure, but what's the
> distinction between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT for customizing the
> u-boot prompt?
The difference is that CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT (which probably should be
renamed into CONFIG_PROMPT) is an official, documented configuration
option, while V_PROMPT is a private and apparently redundant
definition that should be removed.
Cleanup patches welcome.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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* [U-Boot] difference between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT?
2009-12-07 20:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
@ 2009-12-08 8:53 ` Robert P. J. Day
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From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2009-12-08 8:53 UTC (permalink / raw
To: u-boot
On Mon, 7 Dec 2009, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
>
> In message <alpine.LFD.2.00.0911190255590.29408@localhost> you wrote:
> >
> > another beginner-level question, i'm sure, but what's the
> > distinction between V_PROMPT and CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT for customizing
> > the u-boot prompt?
>
> The difference is that CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT (which probably should be
> renamed into CONFIG_PROMPT) is an official, documented configuration
> option, while V_PROMPT is a private and apparently redundant
> definition that should be removed.
>
> Cleanup patches welcome.
submitted. if CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT really should be renamed, that can
be done in a followup patch as a separate logical action.
rday
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