Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Kconfig circular dependency question | From | Paul Bolle <> | Date | Sun, 06 Apr 2014 22:10:38 +0200 |
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On Sun, 2014-04-06 at 14:49 -0500, Larry Finger wrote: > A kernel build is reporting the following: > > net/rfkill/Kconfig:4:error: recursive dependency detected! > net/rfkill/Kconfig:4: symbol RFKILL is selected by R8723AU > drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig:1: symbol R8723AU depends on USB > drivers/usb/Kconfig:41: symbol USB is selected by MOUSE_APPLETOUCH > drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig:162: symbol MOUSE_APPLETOUCH depends on INPUT > drivers/input/Kconfig:8: symbol INPUT is selected by ACPI_CMPC > drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:635: symbol ACPI_CMPC depends on RFKILL
I must be having a slow day, but how should this be parsed to see the recursive dependency?
> What is the recommended way to avoid this circularity? Of course, R8723AU could > select USB rather than depending on it, but that does not seem quite right.
Thanks,
Paul Bolle
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