Re: Bug or feature?

[Keith Owens]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:10:05 -0400 (EDT), 
Ricky Beam <[e-mail]> wrote:
>  dep_tristate '  Sun Microsystems userflash support' CONFIG_MTD_SUN_UFLASH $CONFIG_SPARC64
>$CONFIG_SPARC64 is null and this doesn't appear to the shell function as an
>arg.  Thus, it's presented as a selectable (tho' not compilable) option.
>
>The same is visable for CONFIG_MTD_SA1100 and CONFIG_MTD_DC21285 (ARM).
>
>Options:
> 1) Don't select things that aren't in your machine/arch.
>    (Translation: "Live with it.")
> 2) Quote all the options.
>    (ewww.)
> 3) Fix the function(s).

None of the above.  Null config variables are treated as "don't care"
when the user really meant "only allow if this option is 'y'".  It is a
generic config problem with arch variables and I have a fix somewhere
in my backlog.  I will try to dig it out and send to AC.