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>cdl_option &lt;name&gt; {
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>Configuration options or other entities may be either active or
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component is disabled then the options it contains are inactive: there
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>If <TT
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>If there are hardware dependencies then an <SPAN
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>If option B exists to provide additional debugging information about
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