Bug 15291 - BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS without location
Summary: BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS without location
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: buildroot
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Version: 2022.11
Hardware: All Linux
: P5 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: unassigned
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Reported: 2023-01-26 05:40 UTC by Andrei Cherniaev
Modified: 2023-01-28 20:31 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Build: Ubuntu 22 X86_64

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2023-01-26 05:40 UTC, Andrei Cherniaev 		Details
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Description Andrei Cherniaev 2023-01-26 05:40:24 UTC 
Created attachment 9496 [details]
try to find BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS in buildroot

In my example pc_x86_bios_defconfig https://bugs.busybox.net/show_bug.cgi?id=15246#c5 I have option
BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS=y

I try to find Location of this option, but nothing. 
But for all others options (such as BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI) I can find Location. Is it a bug?
Comment 1 Thomas Petazzoni 2023-01-28 20:31:13 UTC 
This option is what is called a "blind" option, i.e it has no prompt, and therefore it is not visible as an option in menuconfig.

Blind options are very common in Kconfig, not just in Buildroot, but also in the Linux kernel. In the particular case of BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI_ARCH_SUPPORTS, it is a boolean blind option that allows other options to know if the currently selected architecture is supported by gnu-efi or not.