Re: [PATCH] Added missing dependencies on CRYPTO_HMAC

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On Sun, 18 May 2003, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> It seems the cryptographic options don't depend on anything else. What
> about Herbert's patch plus moving the crypto menu above network support?

It's up to the authors whether they want their modules to always be
selectable or not. We can't assume that only the networking wants this.

Think of crypto algorithms like a library: components are enabled
depending on what user-selected features need them.

- James

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James Morris
<jmorris@intercode.com.au>
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