linux-kernel - Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

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Date:	Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:35:22 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Folkert van Heusden <folkert@...heusden.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig

On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:48:00 +0200 Folkert van Heusden wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Maybe it is a nice enhancement for make menuconfig to more explicitly
> give a pop-up or so when someone selects for example a sata controller
> while no 'scsi-disk' support was selected?

I know that it's difficult to get people to read docs & help text,
and maybe it is needed in more places, but CONFIG_ATA (SATA/PATA)
help text says:

  NOTE: ATA enables basic SCSI support; *however*,
  'SCSI disk support', 'SCSI tape support', or
  'SCSI CDROM support' may also be needed,
  depending on your hardware configuration.


A popup makes some sense, but I don't know if menuconfig knows how to
do popup warnings... and it needs to be done for all *configs,
not just menuconfig.

---
~Randy
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