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Re: Cannot easily set CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT in kernel 3.0 build

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On 9.8.2011 17:04, Pavel Ivanov wrote:
> I'd think that such behavior is a bug, although I don't know on which
> side. Either on the side of wireless drivers which all have to have
> 'select WIRELESS_EXT' in their Kconfig files or on the side of kbuild
> system which doesn't allow me to set CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT unless some
> driver requires it. Interestingly enough requiring WIRELESS_EXT works
> only with drivers, because I've tried to add CONFIG_LIBIPW (it
> requires WIRELESS_EXT too)

Both WIRELESS_EXT and LIBIPW are symbols without prompt, so they cannot
be selected by the user directly. Drivers that need CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
have to select it.

Michal
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