Re: [2.6 patch] let W1 select NET

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> | Abusing select is really the wrong answer. What is needed is an improved 
> | user interface, which allows to search through the kconfig information or 
> | even can match hardware information to a driver and aids the user in 
> | selecting the required dependencies.
> 
> Nice idea.  So are there places where SELECT is the right thing to do,
> i.e., it's required?  (examples, please)

Select should be used for utility functions like CRC32, which often don't 
need their own prompt (except where some external module might need it, 
and a "default m" might suffice here).

bye, Roman
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