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On Jun 23 2007 02:50, Satyam Sharma wrote:
>
> Ok, so we add this as solution 2.(c) to the reply I just sent to Jan :-)
>
> But I still prefer 2.(b) -- making the config scripts intelligent so that if a
> given "menuconfig FOO depends on BAR", then all the "config BAZ"s
> inside this menuconfig also automatically "depend on" BAR too.
> This is simpler in the long run because it requires least amount
> (actually none) of redundant typing and would continue to work in
> the future if/when the:
>
> menuconfig FOO
> if FOO
> ...
> endif # FOO
>
> idiom is converted to an:
>
> configmenu FOO
> ...
> endconfigmenu # FOO
>
> kind of idiom ...

Of course *this* *is* *the preferred* thing. (I think even Sam liked that one
better than the current menuconfig menuconfig confusion.) But, as always, you
need someone to code it, etc.


	Jan
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