Re: Dream in staging: separate Kconfig/Makefile into subdirectory

From: Greg KH
Date: Wed Aug 05 2009 - 12:17:56 EST


On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 05:27:21PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Mon 2009-07-27 08:37:11, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:35:32PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Separate Kconfig/Makefile glue from dream into subdirectory. I plan to
> > > add few more drivers, and changing staging/Makefile each time sounds
> > > like inviting conflicts.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> > > index 300b83e..50f9ab0 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> > > @@ -133,11 +133,9 @@ source "drivers/staging/cpc-usb/Kconfig"
> > >
> > > source "drivers/staging/pata_rdc/Kconfig"
> > >
> > > -source "drivers/staging/dream/smd/Kconfig"
> > > -
> > > -source "drivers/staging/dream/camera/Kconfig"
> > > -
> > > source "drivers/staging/udlfb/Kconfig"
> > >
> > > +source "drivers/staging/dream/Kconfig"
> > > +
> > > endif # !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD
> > > endif # STAGING
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
> > > index 8d2e1c2..4fa2e07 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
> > > @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> > > # Makefile for staging directory
> > >
> > > # fix for build system bug...
> > > -obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING) += staging.o
> > > +obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING) += staging.o dream/
> >
> > Ick, no, you shouldn't have to do this.
> >
> > Please jump into the dream subdir based on a Kconfig option, don't go
> > there every single time.
> >
> > Care to fix this up?
>
> I'm afraid I don't quite have suitable config option. At least
> synaptics touchpad should be usable outside dream.
>
> OTOH Dream is still major user; and I guess I can just introduce
> "CONFIG_DREAM". Should I?

What's wrong with using the CONFIG_ANDROID dependancy here? Actually,
why not use it for all of the dream files?

Or yes, you can create CONFIG_DREAM if you want, but there's probably a
better, arch-specific config item that you want to use.

thanks,

greg k-h
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