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From: "jidong xiao" <jidong.xiao@gmail.com>
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Subject: what does select statement mean in Kconfig file?
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Hi,
for example, what does the select statement mean?

config SERIAL_SH_SCI_CONSOLE
        bool "Support for console on SH SCI(F)"
        depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI=y
        select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE

Thanks
Jason Xiao