linux-kernel - Re: non-choice related config entries within choice

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Date:	Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:44:50 +0100 (CET)
From:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
cc:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>, david-b@...bell.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: non-choice related config entries within choice

Hi,

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

> But one feature I really would like to see is named chocies so we can do stuff like:
> 
> choice X86_PROCESSOR
> 
> config GENERIC_PROCESSOR
> 	bool "A generic X86 processor"
> endchoice
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> choice PPC_PROCESSOR
> 
> config GENERIC_PROCESSOR
> 	bool "A generic PowerPC processor
> 
> endchoice
> 
> The issue here is that we do not today allow the same config option
> to appear if more than one choice.

What I have in mind is slightly different, above choices would simply be 
called PROCESSOR, which would tell kconfig that all choices belong to the 
same group.

bye, Roman
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