- add central knob (BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS) to hide packages that

  are potentially provided by busybox.

package/Config.in

@@ -8,20 +8,29 @@ source "package/busybox/Config.in"
 comment "The minimum needed to build a uClibc development system"
 source "package/bash/Config.in"
 source "package/bzip2/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/coreutils/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/diffutils/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/ed/Config.in"
 source "package/findutils/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/flex/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/gawk/Config.in"
+endif
 source "toolchain/gcc/Config.in.2"
 source "toolchain/ccache/Config.in.2"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/grep/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/make/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/patch/Config.in"
 source "package/sed/Config.in"
 source "package/tar/Config.in"
-
+endif
 
 comment "Other stuff"
 source "package/acpid/Config.in"
@@ -42,7 +51,9 @@ source "package/customize/Config.in"
 source "package/dash/Config.in"
 source "package/dbus/Config.in"
 source "package/dbus-glib/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/dhcp/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/dialog/Config.in"
 source "package/directfb/Config.in"
 source "package/distcc/Config.in"
@@ -62,9 +73,13 @@ source "package/mpfr/Config.in"
 source "package/gzip/Config.in"
 source "package/hal/Config.in"
 source "package/haserl/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/hdparm/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/hostap/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/hotplug/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/hwdata/Config.in"
 source "package/iostat/Config.in"
 source "package/iproute2/Config.in"
@@ -72,7 +87,9 @@ source "package/ipsec-tools/Config.in"
 source "package/iptables/Config.in"
 source "package/jpeg/Config.in"
 source "package/kexec/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/less/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/libcgi/Config.in"
 source "package/libcgicc/Config.in"
 source "package/libelf/Config.in"
@@ -101,13 +118,18 @@ source "package/memtester/Config.in"
 source "package/microcom/Config.in"
 source "package/microperl/Config.in"
 source "package/mkdosfs/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/module-init-tools/Config.in"
 source "package/modutils/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/mpatrol/Config.in"
 source "package/mpg123/Config.in"
 source "package/mrouted/Config.in"
 source "package/mtd/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
+# busybox has an editor..
 source "package/nano/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/nbd/Config.in"
 source "package/ncurses/Config.in"
 source "package/netkitbase/Config.in"
@@ -128,9 +150,13 @@ source "package/pkgconfig/Config.in"
 source "package/portage/Config.in"
 source "package/portmap/Config.in"
 source "package/pppd/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/procps/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/proftpd/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/psmisc/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/python/Config.in"
 source "package/qte/Config.in"
 source "package/qtopia4/Config.in"
@@ -140,7 +166,10 @@ source "package/rsync/Config.in"
 source "package/ruby/Config.in"
 source "package/samba/Config.in"
 source "package/sdl/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
+# busybox has fdisk
 source "package/sfdisk/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/slang/Config.in"
 source "package/smartmontools/Config.in"
 source "package/socat/Config.in"
@@ -149,25 +178,40 @@ source "package/strace/Config.in"
 source "package/stunnel/Config.in"
 source "package/sudo/Config.in"
 source "package/sysklogd/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
+# busybox has init and the runit stuff
 source "package/sysvinit/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/tcl/Config.in"
 source "package/tcpdump/Config.in"
 source "package/tftpd/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/thttpd/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/tiff/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/tinylogin/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/tn5250/Config.in"
 source "package/ttcp/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
+# mdev
 source "package/udev/Config.in"
 source "package/udhcp/Config.in"
+# busybox has an editor..
 source "package/uemacs/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/usbmount/Config.in"
 source "package/usbutils/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/util-linux/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/valgrind/Config.in"
 source "package/vtun/Config.in"
+if !BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
 source "package/wget/Config.in"
 source "package/which/Config.in"
+endif
 source "package/wipe/Config.in"
 source "package/wireless-tools/Config.in"
 source "package/xfsprogs/Config.in"

package/busybox/Config.in

@@ -56,3 +56,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG
 	  file, and will specify their config file location with this option.
 
 	  Most people will just use the default BusyBox configuration file.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HIDE_OTHERS
+	bool "Hide applications that are provided by busybox"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX
+	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SNAPSHOT
+	help
+	  Do not show packages in menuconfig that are potentially provided
+	  by busybox.
+