Re: Linux 2.6.22-rc1

[Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>]

On May 15 2007 08:32, Satyam Sharma wrote:
> On 5/15/07, Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> wrote:
>> Tilman Schmidt wrote:
>> > Am 14.05.2007 22:33 schrieb Jan Engelhardt:
>> > > * Disabling this menu disables all the fluff inside it,
>> 
>> except when it doesn't.

Blame CONFIG_EMBEDDED!

>> If menuconfig isn't used with strict discipline, we end up with
>> inconsistent and misleading presentation of the kernel configuration.
>
> Yes, this really requires discipline on the part of those who add new
> config options, to also "depends on" the menuconfig they're inside,
> otherwise we end up with inconsistencies. We can't really make this
> automatic, or can we?

Well more or less yes. Instead of adding 'depends on' on every subconfig
object, just wrap the whole thing into an if block:

	menuconfig FOOBAR

	if FOOBAR

	config FOO

	config BAR

	endif # FOOBAR

Since this is still edgy, an implicit if-endif block could be added as
part of the menuconfig. Sort of like the old menu:

	menuconfig FOOBAR

	config FOO

	config BAR

	endmenu

Robert P.J. Day had some solid ideas about this.


	Jan
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