linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: remove PARPORT dependency

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Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:37:16 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"hartleys" <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: remove PARPORT dependency


(please cc the maintainers on patches)

On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:06:51 -0500
"hartleys" <hartleys@...ionengravers.com> wrote:

> Remove PARPORT dependency for Auxiliary Display support.
> 
> This is not needed since the dependency for the KS0108 driver is
> PARPORT_PC.
> 

OK, but the patch also accidentally removes the parport dependency from
cfag12864b.c and cfag12864bfb.c.

A quick grep indicates that those drivers don't need parport, but I
didn't look very closely.

> 
> diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig b/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
> index 14b9d5f..c07e725 100644
> --- a/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
> @@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
>  #
>  
>  menuconfig AUXDISPLAY
> -	depends on PARPORT
>  	bool "Auxiliary Display support"
>  	---help---
>  	  Say Y here to get to see options for auxiliary display
> drivers.
> @@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ menuconfig AUXDISPLAY
>  
>  	  If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and
> disabled.
>  
> -if AUXDISPLAY && PARPORT
> +if AUXDISPLAY
>  
>  config KS0108
>  	tristate "KS0108 LCD Controller" 

Your email client wordwraps patches.  Please fix that up for next time.

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