linux-kernel - Re: what does select statement mean in Kconfig file?

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Date:	Sat, 21 Jul 2007 23:26:12 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>,
	jidong xiao <jidong.xiao@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: what does select statement mean in Kconfig file?

Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de> writes:

> The latter is sometimes hard or impossible to satisfy.  Therefore the
> select statement should be used with care, i.e. only for library-type
> helper code which itself shouldn't depend on further options.

How about depending on common dependency?

Something like

config A
	bool XXX
	depends on ARM

config B
	depends on ARM
	select A


or:

if ARM
	config A
		bool XXX
endif

if ARM
	config B
		select A
endif
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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