Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 Jan 2006 19:26:45 +0100 | From | Jesper Juhl <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] don't allow users to set CONFIG_BROKEN=y |
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On 1/6/06, Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 06:49:55PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote: > > On 1/6/06, Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote: > > > Do not allow people to create configurations with CONFIG_BROKEN=y. > > > > > > The sole reason for CONFIG_BROKEN=y would be if you are working on > > > fixing a broken driver, but in this case editing the Kconfig file is > > > trivial. > > > > > > Never ever should a user enable CONFIG_BROKEN. > > > > > I disagree (slightly) with this patch for a few reasons: > > > > - It's very convenient to be able to enable it through menuconfig. > > And when do you really need it? > Hmm, when I'm looking for broken stuff to fix ;) I guess you are right, ordinary users don't need it.. Ok, count me in as supporting this move.
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