The longest build error ever, ever, ever seen :) (Re: linux-next: Tree for November 26)

[Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu]

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:45:55 PST, Greg KH said:
> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 09:56:45AM +0100, Zimny Lech wrote:
> > Ave!
> > 
> > 2010/11/26 Stephen Rothwell <sfr at canb.auug.org.au>:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > 
> > OMG, LOL, this one is awesome :) The longest build error ever, ever,
> > ever seen! Fscking awesome, someone gets Guiness World Record :)
> > 
> >   LD      drivers/staging/built-in.o
> > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/built-in.o: In function `rtl8192_setBBreg':
> > (.text+0xae00): multiple definition of `rtl8192_setBBreg'
> > drivers/staging/rtl8192u/built-in.o:(.text+0xa1a0): first defined here
> 
> You built both of these drivers into the kernel, which causes the
> problem.  Try building them as modules, or just one as a module, and
> that will solve the problem.

We probably should create some Kconfig magic to prevent this situation?

	depends (othermodule != 'y') || (myself != 'y')

or am I on the wrong track here?

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