Re: menuconfig displays dependencies [Was: select FW_LOADER -> depends HOTPLUG]

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 12:47:05AM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 15 Aug 2004, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> > And what's the correct handling of dependencies the selected symbol has?
> > 
> > FW_LOADER depends on HOTPLUG, and this was the issue that started the 
> > whole thread.
> 
> The use of select is already a crotch here, so there's no real correct 
> handling. There are a few possibilities:
> - if you select FW_LOADER, you have to select HOTPLUG too
> - if you select FW_LOADER, you have to depend on HOTPLUG
> - FW_LOADER itself can select HOTPLUG

Solution 2 is what my patch tried.

Thinking about them, I'd prefer solution 3. But with solution 1 or 3, 
I'm sure people like Russell King will scream since this will make it 
non-trivial to de-select HOTPLUG.

> bye, Roman

cu
Adrian

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