linux-kernel - Re: on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET)

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Message-ID: <1294890340.26623.383.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:45:40 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Zimny Lech <napohybelskurwysynom2010@...il.com>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Linus <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on
 NET)

On Thu, 2011-01-13 at 11:44 +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:58:26 -0500 (EST) Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Kconfig select needs to be fixed so that it is not possible to
> > select something if that something's dependencies are not met.
> 
> So, should the config step fail if such a thing is attempted, or just not
> honour the "select"?
> 
> BTW, Linus asked me to investigate the alternative of having "select"
> (recursively) automatically set the dependencies if they are not already
> set ...
> 

What happens if you have foo depends on bar || fib ?

Do you automatically enable bar and fib?

-- Steve


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