[PATCH 1/9] scripts: kconfig: merge_config.sh: use POSIX '=' in test

[Mikko Rapeli]

Hi,

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 10:13:37AM +0100, Vincent Mailhol (Arm) wrote:
> merge_config.sh yields this warning:
> 
>   ./scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh: 384: [: false: unexpected operator
> 
> This happens because the script runs under /bin/sh but compares
> strings using the '==' operator, which is a bash extension. The POSIX
> test command only specifies '=' for string equality.
> 
> Replace '==' with the POSIX-compatible '=' so the script works when
> run with /bin/sh as intended.
> 
> Fixes: dfc97e1c5da5 ("scripts: kconfig: merge_config.sh: use awk in checks too")
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Mailhol (Arm) <mailhol at kernel.org>

This fix is already merged in kbuild trees:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-kbuild/20260309121505.40454-1-o451686892@gmail.com/
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbuild/linux.git/log/?h=kbuild-fixes-for-next

Cheers,

-Mikko

> ---
>  scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> index 735e1de450c6..073c6bec5245 100755
> --- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> +++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
> @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ END {
>  	STRICT_MODE_VIOLATED=true
>  fi
>  
> -if [ "$STRICT" == "true" ] && [ "$STRICT_MODE_VIOLATED" == "true" ]; then
> +if [ "$STRICT" = "true" ] && [ "$STRICT_MODE_VIOLATED" = "true" ]; then
>  	echo "Requested and effective config differ"
>  	exit 1
>  fi
> 
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>