linux-kernel - Re: distributed module configuration [Was: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))]

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Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:38:32 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, greg@...ah.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, jeff@...zik.org,
	arjan@...radead.org, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: distributed module configuration [Was: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 01:56:13AM +0100, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wednesday 13. February 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> > config foo
> > 	tristate "do you want foo?"
> > 	depends on USB && BAR
> > 	module
> > 	  obj-$(CONFIG_FOO) += foo.o
> > 	  foo-y := file1.o file2.o
> > 	help
> > 	  foo will allow you to explode your PC
> 
> I'm more thinking about something like this:
> 
> module foo [FOO]
> 	tristate "do you want foo?"
> 	depends on USB && BAR
> 	source file1.c
> 	source file2.c if BAZ
> 
> Avoiding direct Makefile fragments would give us far more flexibility in the 
> final Makefile output.

Much better and now I see it I recall you posted something
along these lines before.
Is this something that you plan to look into implementing?

I can do the kbuild bits but I need you to do the kconfig
stuff (which is by far the biggest effort too).

It would be much appreciated to get this.

	Sam
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