Re: [kbuild-devel] CML 1.8.4 is available

Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 12:33:25 -0500


Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>:
> The following symbols should be allowed to be set to 'm' but are not:
> CONFIG_USB

That's odd. M shows up as a choice when I do xconfig.

> CONFIG_UHCI
> CONFIG_UHCI_ALT

My error. These are declared bool rather than trit in the 1.8.5 rulebase.
I've just fixed tht.

> If CONFIG_USB_SERIAL is set to 'y' CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG should be
> allowed to be chosen. I do not see this happening.

Another rulebase bug, now fixed.

> And why is the CONFIG_USB_SERIAL options in the drivers/usb directory?
> In the CML1 version they live in their own subdirectory quite nicely :)
> Either way they should be in the USB port drivers section, not the "USB
> devices" section of the menu.

Historical reasons. My rulebase was opriginally one big file for editing
conveniece. What directory whould the USB serial stuff live in?

> There doesn't seem to be any rules set up for drivers/hotplug.

What symbols should be in there,

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