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From: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
To: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@mindspring.com>
Cc: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: questions about config files, I2C and hardware sensors (2.5.59)
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 02:40:41 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3E28B099.4E85C56D@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.44.0301170636120.13098-100000@dell

Hi,

"Robert P. J. Day" wrote:

>   so the issues:
> 
> 1) trivial: comment is wrong, there is no dependency on
>    EXPERIMENTAL

This has to be answered by the I2C maintainer.

> 2) since, in the sourcing Kconfig file, I2C_PROC *already* depends
>    on I2C, is there any practical value in having the dependency
>    "I2C && I2C_PROC".  wouldn't "depends on I2C_PROC" be sufficient?

Yes.

> 3) finally, given that the comment at the top is adamant that
>    all of these options depend on I2C and I2C_PROC, wouldn't it
>    be cleaner to just make the menu itself say:
> 
>    menu "I2C HW Sensors Mainboard Support"
>         depends on I2C && I2C_PROC              (or just I2C_PROC)
>         ...
> 
>    and let the internal options inherit this dependency?

Yes, the menu entry needs the dependencies as well.

bye, Roman


  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-18  1:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-01-17 11:53 questions about config files, I2C and hardware sensors (2.5.59) Robert P. J. Day
2003-01-18  1:40 ` Roman Zippel [this message]
2003-01-18 11:40   ` Robert P. J. Day

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