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kconfig: improve error message for recursive dependency in choice

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Kconfig detects recursive dependencies in a choice block, but the error
message is unclear.

[Test Code]

    choice
            prompt "choose"
            depends on A

    config A
            bool "A"

    config B
            bool "B"

    endchoice

[Result]

    Kconfig:1:error: recursive dependency detected!
    Kconfig:1:      choice <choice> contains symbol A
    Kconfig:5:      symbol A is part of choice <choice>
    For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
    subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"

The phrase "contains symbol A" does not accurately describe the problem.
The issue is that the choice depends on A, which is a member of itself.

The first if-block does not print a sensible message. Remove it.

This commit improves the error message to:

    Kconfig:1:error: recursive dependency detected!
    Kconfig:1:      symbol <choice> symbol is visible depending on A
    Kconfig:5:      symbol A is part of choice <choice>
    For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
    subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
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Masahiro Yamada 2024-06-27 03:22:03 +09:00
parent 1a7d0ea83e
commit d67624d814
1 changed files with 1 additions and 6 deletions
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@ -1106,12 +1106,7 @@ static void sym_check_print_recursive(struct symbol *last_sym)
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:error: recursive dependency detected!\n",
prop->filename, prop->lineno);
if (sym_is_choice(sym)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tchoice %s contains symbol %s\n",
menu->filename, menu->lineno,
sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",
next_sym->name ? next_sym->name : "<choice>");
} else if (sym_is_choice(next_sym)) {
if (sym_is_choice(next_sym)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:\tsymbol %s is part of choice %s\n",
menu->filename, menu->lineno,
sym->name ? sym->name : "<choice>",