linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional dependencies

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Message-Id: <82dfa2eb-1867-4cdc-b7b8-918d426575ed@app.fastmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:05:31 +0200
From:   "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...db.de>
To:     "Nicolas Schier" <nicolas@...sle.eu>
Cc:     "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...nel.org>,
        "Masahiro Yamada" <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        "Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@....net>,
        "Sakari Ailus" <sakari.ailus@....fi>,
        "Javier Martinez Canillas" <javierm@...hat.com>,
        "Nathan Chancellor" <nathan@...nel.org>,
        "Nick Desaulniers" <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional dependencies

On Thu, Sep 14, 2023, at 05:51, Nicolas Schier wrote:
> On Wed 13 Sep 2023 23:16:47 GMT, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 13, 2023, at 22:34, Nicolas Schier wrote:
>> >
>> > BAR=y  => FOO={N/m/y}
>> > BAR=m  => FOO is not selectable
>> > BAR=n  => FOO={N/m/y}
>> 
>> That is indeed the point: if BAR=m, we want to be able to pick FOO=m
>> here, otherwise it is impossible to enabled everything as modules.
>
> oh, I misinterpreted your very first sentence; thanks for clarifying it to me
> and sorry for the noise.
> With the minor fixes:
>
> Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
>

Ok, thanks!

I understand that the text is still confusing, so if anyone has an
idea for how to improve it further, let me know, otherwise
I'll send what I have now with type fixes as v2.

     Arnd