On Mon, 22 May 2000, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Ethan Benson wrote:
> > the correct solution is for the config script to filter out the x86
> > options as soon as you answer `PowerMac' for CPU type. no need for
> > this lame make pmac_config kludge.
>
> Agreed. For example if you know of an x86-only driver, then that
> driver's Config.in line should look like
>
> old:
> # x86-only driver appears in PPC
> tristate 'my driver' CONFIG_MYDRIVER
>
> new:
> dep_tristate 'my driver' CONFIG_MYDRIVER $CONFIG_X86
>
>
> Note1: The newly-added dep_mbool, and existing dep_bool, replace ugly
> and long Config.in 'if' statements with a single line.
>
> Note2: The dep_xxx functions REQUIRE that a symbol be defined. An
> empty string does NOT equal "n", as many people often assume. This is
> why you will find, for example, CONFIG_ISA and CONFIG_SBUS defined to
> "n" in non-PC or non-SPARC architectures.
Time to add
CONFIG_ZORRO=n
CONFIG_NUBUS=n
CONFIG_DIO=n
where appropriate.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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