In message 200211061235.13992.h.schurig@mn-logistik.de you wrote:
One thing that I'd love is
perl -pi -e 's/CFG_/CONFIG_/g' * */* */*/*
I object against such a global renaming. At least we should then think about a new way to make a difference between options that are user-selectable and such ones where you have to exactly know what you are doing.
But it has nothing to do with hardware if I select CFG_CMD_ASKENV or not. Or if I want CFG_LONGHELP or not. That is true for many CFG_ variables, so I guess not much harm is done in renaming them.
You are right - many variable names a re poorly chosen, disregarding the original intent of the naming. OTOH options like CFG_LONGHELP may have to do with hardware - for example, if there is a hardware restriction in the maximum size of PPCBoot (like my often quoted 128 kB EPROM device) then you cannot use long help, because it would result in a too big a memory footprint.
I'd rather have such bad names fixed.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk