Hi, On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Roman, a related Q. > > Why not error out, or at least warn when encountering an unknow > > symbol in a 'depends on' statement? > >... > > That doesn't sound like a good idea, consider e.g.: > > config BAGETLANCE > tristate "Baget AMD LANCE support" > depends on NET_ETHERNET && BAGET_MIPS This is less a problem, as here it's clear that you want a boolean result, but something like "FOO=n" is really a string compare and FOO could be of any type (that 99% of all symbols are boolean/tristate symbols doesn't really help). bye, Roman ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel