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@@ -104,14 +104,15 @@ applicable everywhere (see syntax).
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Reverse dependencies can only be used with boolean or tristate
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Reverse dependencies can only be used with boolean or tristate
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symbols.
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symbols.
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Note:
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Note:
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- select is evil.... select will by brute force set a symbol
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- equal to 'y' without visiting the dependencies. So abusing
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- select you are able to select a symbol FOO even if FOO depends
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- on BAR that is not set. In general use select only for
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- non-visible symbols (no prompts anywhere) and for symbols with
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- no dependencies. That will limit the usefulness but on the
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- other hand avoid the illegal configurations all over. kconfig
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- should one day warn about such things.
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+ select should be used with care. select will force
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+ a symbol to a value without visiting the dependencies.
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+ By abusing select you are able to select a symbol FOO even
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+ if FOO depends on BAR that is not set.
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+ In general use select only for non-visible symbols
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+ (no prompts anywhere) and for symbols with no dependencies.
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+ That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid
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+ the illegal configurations all over.
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+ kconfig should one day warn about such things.
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- numerical ranges: "range" <symbol> <symbol> ["if" <expr>]
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- numerical ranges: "range" <symbol> <symbol> ["if" <expr>]
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This allows to limit the range of possible input values for int
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This allows to limit the range of possible input values for int
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