Re: arch/arm/config.in: CONFIG_CDROM is obsolete
Erik Andersen (andersee@debian.org)
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:19:37 -0600
On Sun, Apr 12, 1998 at 12:36:36AM -0500, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm catching up on recent patches and I see the following block
> of code in patch-2.1.94:
>
> # arch/arm/config.in
> +# Conditionally compile in the Uniform CD-ROM driver
> +if [ "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD" = "y" -o "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR" = "y" ]; then
> + define_bool CONFIG_CDROM y
> +else
> + if [ "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD" = "m" -o "$CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR" = "m" ]; then
> + define_bool CONFIG_CDROM m
> + else
> + define_bool CONFIG_CDROM n
> + fi
> +fi
> +
>
> This is obsolete -- the newly rewritten drivers/cdrom/Makefile doesn't
> need the composite symbol CONFIG_CDROM any more. So I believe this block
> can go away. Also the default definition of CONFIG_CDROM in
> arch/arm/defconfig can go away too.
>
> Execute this command to see that CONFIG_CDROM is vestigial:
>
> egrep CONFIG_CDROM `find . -type f -print | sort`
>
> I wish I had time to make a patch but I only have enough time to file a
> report.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Chastain
> <mailto:mec@shout.net>
> "love without fear"
Thanks for the tip. I will be glad to fix this one up in my upcoming
set of patches...
-Erik
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