[Buildroot] [PATCH v1 0/2] Checking whether a certain CONFIG_* is set

[Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>]

>>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr> writes:

Hi,

>> >> Why not just like the kernel-module infrastructure handle it like I
 >> >> proposed? I don't think it is very nice that people have to remember to
 >> >> add the select as well (and chances are they won't notice if they
 >> >> forget).
 >> 
 >> > Because that would not work for packages in br2-external trees, as I
 >> > already explained.
 >> 
 >> Are you sure? I didn't try it, but as we only *USE* the variable when
 >> LINUX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS runs, which is after all the .mk files have
 >> been parsed I think it should work?

 > Ah, just checking would indeed be doable, something similar (but more
 > restrictive) to the patch proposed by Jan:
 >     https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/508729/

We seemed to be talking past eachother, but got it sorted out on
IRC. For others following, the change I suggested was actually the one
mentioned here:

http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2015-August/137540.html

-- 
Venlig hilsen,
Peter Korsgaard