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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] let W1 select NET
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:54:12 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040813105412.GW13377@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0408131231480.20635@scrub.home>

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 12:32:55PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:

> Hi,

Hi Roman,

> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> >  config W1
> >  	tristate "Dallas's 1-wire support"
> > +	select NET
> 
> What's wrong with a simple dependency?

it's common practice to make it easier for people configuring the kernel 
to use select instead of depends in such cases.

It's also relatively safe since NET itself doesn't has any dependencies.

> bye, Roman

cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed


  parent reply	other threads:[~2004-08-13 10:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-13 10:17 [2.6 patch] let W1 select NET Adrian Bunk
2004-08-13 10:31 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2004-08-13 10:32 ` Roman Zippel
2004-08-13 10:46   ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2004-08-13 10:54     ` Roman Zippel
2004-08-13 11:01       ` Adrian Bunk
2004-08-13 11:26         ` Bernd Eckenfels
2004-08-13 12:11         ` Roman Zippel
2004-08-13 12:24           ` Adrian Bunk
2004-08-13 17:00           ` Randy.Dunlap
2004-08-15 17:13             ` Roman Zippel
2004-08-13 12:12         ` Russell King
2004-08-16  2:18           ` Miles Bader
2004-08-13 11:06       ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2004-08-13 10:54   ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2004-08-13 11:06     ` Roman Zippel
2004-08-13 13:52     ` Cornelia Huck
2004-08-13 15:10       ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2004-08-13 15:45         ` Cornelia Huck
2004-08-13 17:12           ` Evgeniy Polyakov

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