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>Property <SPAN
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>&nbsp;--&nbsp;Provide a default value for this option using a CDL expression.</DIV
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>cdl_option &lt;name&gt; {
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>The <SPAN
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configuration option to depend on other configuration options. The
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arguments to the property should be a <SPAN
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>However it is also possible for an option's default value to depend on
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>If the kernel is loaded then this HAL option is automatically enabled,
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