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From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Grant Likely wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> wrote:
> > For example, if I want CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y, the system may be
> > smart enough to notice and automatically enable CONFIG_MTD and
> > CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS without having to carry those in the defconfig.
> 
> I fully agree.  However, the warnings make the system work now while
> we wait for a full solver to be implemented.

Why can't the tool just _select_ the option it is warning about when a 
dependency is not met?  That shouldn't require a full solver.


Nicolas