Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 8 Nov 2008 10:30:44 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: only build the tree if we really want to |
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On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 04:59:37PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote: > Greg KH wrote: > > --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig > > +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig > > @@ -21,7 +21,23 @@ menuconfig STAGING > > > > If in doubt, say N here. > > > > -if STAGING > > + > > +config STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD > > + bool "Exclude Staging drivers from being built" > > + default y > > + ---help--- > ... > > +if !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD > > > > source "drivers/staging/et131x/Kconfig" > > > > @@ -45,4 +61,4 @@ source "drivers/staging/at76_usb/Kconfig" > > > > source "drivers/staging/poch/Kconfig" > > > > -endif # STAGING > > +endif # !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD > > Which purpose is the STAGING kconfig variable serving after this?
Sitting there and looking pretty :)
> It controls the visibility of the menu, but switching it off won't > switch off the staging drivers if they were previously enabled, would > it?
Try it and look in wonder :)
If something affects the visibility of the menu for those config options, it controls if those options can be enabled or not.
thanks,
greg k-h
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