linux/Documentation/kbuild
Arnd Bergmann 28d49e1716 Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional dependencies
This problem frequently comes up in randconfig testing, with
drivers failing to link because of a dependency on an optional
feature.

The Kconfig language for this is very confusing, so try to
document it in "Kconfig hints" section.

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
2023-09-25 16:01:05 +09:00
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gcc-plugins.rst docs/core-api: expand Fedora instructions for GCC plugins 2022-09-27 13:21:44 -06:00
headers_install.rst Kbuild updates for v5.3 2019-07-12 16:03:16 -07:00
index.rst Kbuild updates for v5.7 2020-03-31 16:03:39 -07:00
issues.rst docs: kbuild: fix build with pdf and fix some minor issues 2019-07-15 11:03:04 -03:00
kbuild.rst kernel-doc: don't let V=1 change outcome 2023-06-10 16:39:02 +09:00
kconfig-language.rst Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional dependencies 2023-09-25 16:01:05 +09:00
kconfig-macro-language.rst kconfig: doc: fix $(fileno) to $(filename) 2020-12-21 16:01:44 +09:00
Kconfig.recursion-issue-01 kbuild: document recursive dependency limitation / resolution 2015-10-08 15:36:16 +02:00
Kconfig.recursion-issue-02 docs: use the lore redirector everywhere 2021-10-12 13:58:19 -06:00
kconfig.rst Kbuild updates for v6.6 2023-09-05 11:01:47 -07:00
Kconfig.select-break kbuild: document recursive dependency limitation / resolution 2015-10-08 15:36:16 +02:00
llvm.rst Documentation/llvm: refresh docs 2023-09-01 15:58:17 +09:00
makefiles.rst docs: kbuild: remove description of KBUILD_LDS_MODULE 2023-02-26 15:28:23 +09:00
modules.rst kbuild: doc: replace arch/$(ARCH)/ with arch/$(SRCARCH)/ 2020-12-21 13:56:58 +09:00
reproducible-builds.rst Documentation: kbuild: Add description of git for reproducible builds 2022-10-28 00:16:29 +09:00