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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: only build the tree if we really want to
    Greg KH wrote:
    > On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 04:59:37PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
    >>> -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.

    Right. But if you had STAGING on, STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD off, and for
    example ET131X on, then ET131X will still be on if you switch STAGING
    off and save the configuration.
    --
    Stefan Richter
    -=====-==--- =-== -=---
    http://arcgraph.de/sr/


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