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CML2 Coming in Kernel 2.5

Posted by michael on from the make-config dept.

MrHat writes: "Eric S. Raymond's CML2, or 'Configuration Menu Language' -- part of the next-generation Linux kernel build system -- is now officially ready for 2.5. CML2 includes a compiler for a domain-specific configuration language, used to configure kernel subsystems and resolve dependencies between them. CML2 and Linux 2.5 will 'ship' with several different configuration interfaces, including an adventure game, whipped up by ESR during an extended flight. The story from the horse's mouth (or LKML, if you prefer):'This release resolves all known logic bugs and rulebase problems. The only things left on the to-do list are convenience features and some minor improvements in the test/coverage tools. This code is now officially ready for the 2.5 fork.'"

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  1. Hmmm by einhverfr · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I read the article and I was immediately impressed at how much MORE readable CML1 was... Perhaps because I know enough shell scripting to follow it in my head. CLM2 was impossible for me to quickly follow what was going on and I had to think about it quite a bit more.

    I think the basic idea of CLM2 remains sound, but I wonder if it will result in more "cutting and pasting" rather than direct editing...

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  2. A promising step by Telex4 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's good to see some high profile hackers putting their minds to making GNU/Linux easier for people. This language should make it easier for hackers to fiddle with their kernel, and to get into kernel hacking, which is a great thing considering how daunting a challenge it is at the moment. It will also help people who have been playing with GNU/Linux for a short while start setting their systems up properly, instead of running on a hastily preconfigured kernel that came from their distribution installer.

    It was promising then to see ESR say that he wanted this language to help GNU/Linux newbies. There's been a lot of good work recently on making the first steps more accessible, but there's been little progress in helping people who have completed the first challenge and who then want to get their OS running smoothly.