From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetopia.net>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mail List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Bug or feature?
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:14:45 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3237.998954085@ocs3.ocs-net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:10:05 -0400." <Pine.GSO.4.33.0108271736500.23852-100000@sweetums.bluetronic.net>
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:10:05 -0400 (EDT),
Ricky Beam <jfbeam@bluetopia.net> wrote:
> dep_tristate ' Sun Microsystems userflash support' CONFIG_MTD_SUN_UFLASH $CONFIG_SPARC64
>$CONFIG_SPARC64 is null and this doesn't appear to the shell function as an
>arg. Thus, it's presented as a selectable (tho' not compilable) option.
>
>The same is visable for CONFIG_MTD_SA1100 and CONFIG_MTD_DC21285 (ARM).
>
>Options:
> 1) Don't select things that aren't in your machine/arch.
> (Translation: "Live with it.")
> 2) Quote all the options.
> (ewww.)
> 3) Fix the function(s).
None of the above. Null config variables are treated as "don't care"
when the user really meant "only allow if this option is 'y'". It is a
generic config problem with arch variables and I have a fix somewhere
in my backlog. I will try to dig it out and send to AC.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-27 23:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-27 22:10 Bug or feature? Ricky Beam
2001-08-27 22:17 ` Alan Cox
2001-08-27 23:14 ` Keith Owens [this message]
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