Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH v2 02/11] package/mpd: remove duplicated dependencies from sub-options

[Andreas Ziegler <br025@umbiko.net>]

Hi Thomas, Everyone,

On 2026-08-15 19:37, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Hello Andreas,
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
> On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 01:08:06PM +0200, Andreas Ziegler wrote:
>> After various updates since version 0.20, most dependencies placing
>> restrictions on sub-components are now superseded by restrictions 
>> placed on
>> MPD itself. Example: io_uring needs kernel headers > 5.1; MPD needs 
>> kernel
>> headers > 5.6.
>> 
>> Remove dependencies from sub-options if they are already imposed on 
>> MPD.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Andreas Ziegler <br025@umbiko.net>
> 
> Actually the general policy in Buildroot is somewhat the opposite of
> what you're proposing here, even though I admit our general policy may
> not be applied anywhere.

OK, if this is the general policy, I will just drop this change.

> The reasoning for this policy is that it is either to review/verify
> when an option "select" another one, that all "depends on" have
> properly been replicated. Yes, this means potentially some duplication
> of "depends on" between the main package option and the sub-options,
> but it also allows to ensure that if we remove/change one of those
> "depends on" from the main package option, we don't forget to have it
> on the sub-option.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Thomas
> --
> Thomas Petazzoni, co-owner and CEO, Bootlin
> Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering and training
> https://bootlin.com

Kind regards,
Andreas
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