Re: New kconfig: Please add define_*

[Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp>]

Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org> writes:
> Also note that the role of the default has changed, a default cannot 
> override a prompt anymore (it only provides a default value to the 
> prompt). The define_* syntax might imply that this is possible, but it 
> won't.

I'd like to be able to override a prompt.

The reason is that in general it's nice for the arch-specific Kconfig
file to include various other Kconfig files (using `source'), but
sometimes an option that usually makes sense as user-definable -- and
thus has a prompt -- _doesn't_ make sense on that particular
architecture.

Currently it seems as if the arch-specific Kconfig can do several things
in this case:

  (1) Inline the more general Kconfig into the arch-specific Kconfig
      (with the offending option removed, and omit the `source').  This
      is undesirable for all the usual reasons (code duplication causes
      bit-rot etc).

  (2) Document somewhere that users shouldn't ever set option FOO, even
      though it asks the question.  This is confusing for users.

  (3) Add a dependency on ARCH_BLAH or something to the definition of
      FOO.  This is probably the cleanest solution, but tends to result in
      arch-specific knowledge being littered all over the place (though
      this is already a general problem with the config system).

It would nice if I could just say in my arch-specific Kconfig:

   option FOO
           bool
           set n

which would force FOO to `n' regardless of any later declarations.

-Miles
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