Re: [docs] is kernel task "do_kernel_menuconfig" different from "do_menuconfig"?

On Wed, 1 Jul 2026, Antonin Godard via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed Jul 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM CEST, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > here:
> >
> > https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/tasks.html#do-kernel-menuconfig
> >
> > i don't see a "kernel_menuconfig" task defined anywhere in the OE-core
> > layer, but i see just below that a reference to "do_menuconfig", which
> > does exist.
> >
> >   are these meant to be the same thing? should the former task be
> > deleted from the list, and reference to it be adjusted to the latter?
> >
> >   or what is going on here?
>
> Yes, I don't find it either in OE-Core nor in the history, so not
> sure why this was added in the first place.
>
> If you want you can send a patch to remove it and also rework the
> `do_menuconfig` section to make it non-kernel-specific, since you
> can also run this task for U-boot, and other recipes that inherit
> the cml1 class.

  i wouldn't bother rewriting it to make it non-kernel-specific since
it's in the "Kernel-Related Tasks" section, but i have an idea for a
reworking of that entire tasks section that would address what you're
talking about. so for now, i'll just fix it for the kernel. might not
get to it right away, it's Canada Day, time to go out and party!!!

rday