Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:14:08 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
To: Guillaume Chazarain <guichaz@yahoo.fr>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: use $K64BIT to set 64BIT with all*config
	targets
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On Sat, Nov 10, 2007 at 09:55:06PM +0100, Guillaume Chazarain wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 11/10/07, Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org> wrote:
> > The variable K64BIT can now be used to select the
> > value of CONFIG_64BIT.
> 
> Why not calling the environment variable CONFIG_64BIT,
> in preparation of the day when all CONFIG_ variables can
> be passed by environment variables?

What exactly are the use cases where someone would need this?

> Guillaume

cu
Adrian

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