Hi,
On Mon, 7 May 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > select seriously screws with the dependencies, it's especially problematic

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> > if the selected symbol has other dependencies as HDLC in this case, it makes

> > it only more complicated to get the dependencies correct again.

> > Please use it only if it solves a real problem.

>

> What he's doing is the standard way to deal with library-style code. Nothing

> wrong with the patch, it's continuing established methods.

select was never meant as autoconfiguration tool. It can't be said often

enough: select seriously screws with the dependencies, _please_ don't use

it as a simple depends replacement.

HDLC doesn't really look like simple library code, what's up with all the

HDLC_* options?
bye, Roman

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