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Erik Andersen wrote:
> I like this.  It's simple, its clean, and it keeps all the
> information in one spot.  I think we can go a bit farther here
> and add in a list of the .c files that enabling this feature
> should add to the Makefile (per the current
>     obj-$(CONFIG_FOO)            += foo.o
> stuff in the current Makefile).

Hey, you're skipping ahead to the cool chapters!

Seriously, yep, that's exactly where we eventually want to be:  all
config, makefile, and help text info in one place.  To add a new net
driver, I want to be able to simply add two files, driver.c and
driver.conf, and be done with it.

	Jeff



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