[U-Boot] [PATCH v2 2/4] build/mkconfig: Add EXTRA_OPTS argument to make to modify build

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Matthew McClintock,

In message <1307126163-24859-1-git-send-email-msm at freescale.com> you wrote:
> Allow users to pass in extra defines via make so they can
> modify the build. Example
> 
> make P1022DS EXTRA_OPTS=NAND
> 
> is equivalent to
> 
> make P1022DS_NAND
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew McClintock <msm at freescale.com>

What would that be good for?

I consider this not a good idea.

NAK.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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