Re: linux-2.4.6-pre6: numerous dep_{bool,tristate} $CONFIG_ARCH_xxx bugs

Adam J. Richter
2001-06-30T09:39:17Z

>From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
>On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 08:26:22AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
>> #2
>> dep_tristate $FOO $BAR
>>
>> to say 'FOO requires BAR and must be a similar setting _IF_CONFIGURED_'

>Err, how can $BAR be undefined? Configure sets all config variables which
>are answered with 'n' to 'n'.

One example would be processing of the following line on a non-sparc
computer (from linux-2.4.6-pre6/drivers/sbus/audio/Config.in):

dep_tristate ' Sun Microsystems userflash support' CONFIG_MTD_SUN_UFLASH $CONFIG_SPARC64

I think this could also come up for drivers that depend on
$CONFIG_ISA when configured for non-PC platforms that do not ask
about ISA support.

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