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From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:45:41 +0100

> So we could do:
> 
> config foo
> 	tristate "do you want foo?"
> 	depends on USB && BAR
> 	module
> 	  obj-$(CONFIG_FOO) += foo.o
> 	  foo-y := file1.o file2.o
> 	help
> 	  foo will allow you to explode your PC
 ...
> Does this fit what you had in mind?

Yes it does.

Now I'll ask if you think embedding this information in one of the C
files for a module would be even nicer?

Also, we need to make sure we can properly handle top-level
container-like items.  For example, where would menuconfigs like
NETDEV_10000 go if we adopt this kind of scheme?