linux-kernel - Re: "menu" versus "menuconfig" -- they're *both* a bad idea

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Message-ID: <461D84EB.7040207@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:01:31 +0800
From:	Carlo Florendo <subscribermail@...il.com>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: "menu" versus "menuconfig" -- they're *both* a bad idea

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   (in short, if i, the builder, explicitly choose *not* to add a
> certain feature to my build, i think i have every right to expect that
> some other part of my configuration isn't quietly going to put some
> sub-choice of that feature back in behind my back.)

I agree with this.  However, if another feature actually depends on another 
explicitly unselected feature, there should at least be a warning prompt 
that such is the case.

It probably would be hard though to track all dependencies.

Best Regards,

Carlo


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