Replace "depends on PLATFORM_LINUX" with "select PLATFORM_LINUX"

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>

17 files changed, 115 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 3361e7381..94414db04 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ config FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG_QUIET
 config SELINUX
         bool "Support NSA Security Enhanced Linux"
         default n
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Enable support for SELinux in applets ls, ps, and id. Also provide
           the option of compiling in SELinux applets.
diff --git a/console-tools/Config.src b/console-tools/Config.src
index cdb26800e..c65704478 100644
--- a/console-tools/Config.src
+++ b/console-tools/Config.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSERT
 config CHVT
         bool "chvt"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program is used to change to another terminal.
           Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config CHVT
 config FGCONSOLE
         bool "fgconsole"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program prints active (foreground) console number.
 
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ config CLEAR
 config DEALLOCVT
         bool "deallocvt"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
 
 config DUMPKMAP
         bool "dumpkmap"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
           stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
@@ -46,21 +46,21 @@ config DUMPKMAP
 config KBD_MODE
         bool "kbd_mode"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program reports and sets keyboard mode.
 
 config LOADFONT
         bool "loadfont"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program loads a console font from standard input.
 
 config LOADKMAP
         bool "loadkmap"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program loads a keyboard translation table from
           standard input.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ config LOADKMAP
 config OPENVT
         bool "openvt"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program is used to start a command on an unused
           virtual terminal.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ config FEATURE_RESIZE_PRINT
 config SETCONSOLE
         bool "setconsole"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program redirects the system console to another device,
           like the current tty while logged in via telnet.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ config FEATURE_SETCONSOLE_LONG_OPTIONS
 config SETFONT
         bool "setfont"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Allows to load console screen map. Useful for i18n.
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ config DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR
 config SETKEYCODES
         bool "setkeycodes"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
           map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ config SETKEYCODES
 config SETLOGCONS
         bool "setlogcons"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This program redirects the output console of kernel messages.
 
 config SHOWKEY
         bool "showkey"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Shows keys pressed.
 
diff --git a/coreutils/Config.src b/coreutils/Config.src
index 1a044f96c..1843e8b0e 100644
--- a/coreutils/Config.src
+++ b/coreutils/Config.src
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ config FEATURE_SPLIT_FANCY
 config STAT
         bool "stat"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX # statfs()
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX # statfs()
         help
           display file or filesystem status.
 
diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index 05b4f6eed..db1b693aa 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 //config:config FEATURE_DATE_NANO
 //config:       bool "Support %[num]N nanosecond format specifier"
 //config:       default n
-//config:       depends on DATE && PLATFORM_LINUX # syscall(__NR_clock_gettime)
+//config:       depends on DATE  # syscall(__NR_clock_gettime)
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Support %[num]N format specifier. Adds ~250 bytes of code.
 //config:
diff --git a/e2fsprogs/Config.src b/e2fsprogs/Config.src
index 6043e9b57..743e1e11f 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs/Config.src
+++ b/e2fsprogs/Config.src
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config FSCK
 config LSATTR
         bool "lsattr"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           lsattr lists the file attributes on a second extended file system.
 
diff --git a/libbb/Config.src b/libbb/Config.src
index 18bdc5151..a25af23b4 100644
--- a/libbb/Config.src
+++ b/libbb/Config.src
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ config FEATURE_SKIP_ROOTFS
 config MONOTONIC_SYSCALL
         bool "Use clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) syscall"
         default n
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Use clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) syscall for measuring
           time intervals (time, ping, traceroute etc need this).
diff --git a/miscutils/Config.src b/miscutils/Config.src
index b5866bbd7..61529141d 100644
--- a/miscutils/Config.src
+++ b/miscutils/Config.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSERT
 config ADJTIMEX
         bool "adjtimex"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
           the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config FEATURE_COMPRESS_BBCONFIG
 config BEEP
         bool "beep"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The beep applets beeps in a given freq/Hz.
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ config FEATURE_DC_LIBM
 config DEVFSD
         bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
         default n
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select FEATURE_SYSLOG
         help
           This is deprecated and should NOT be used anymore.
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
 config FEATURE_DEVFS
         bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
         default n
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
           Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ config DEVMEM
 config EJECT
         bool "eject"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
 config FBSPLASH
         bool "fbsplash"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
           Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ config FLASH_ERASEALL
 config IONICE
         bool "ionice"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Set/set program io scheduling class and priority
           Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ config FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
 config HDPARM
         bool "hdparm"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
           drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ config MT
 config RAIDAUTORUN
         bool "raidautorun"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
           search and start RAID arrays.
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ config RAIDAUTORUN
 config READAHEAD
         bool "readahead"
         default y
-        depends on LFS && PLATFORM_LINUX
+        depends on LFS
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
           subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
@@ -571,7 +572,7 @@ config READAHEAD
 config RFKILL
         bool "rfkill"
         default n  # doesn't build on Ubuntu 9.04
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Enable/disable wireless devices.
 
@@ -593,7 +594,7 @@ config RUNLEVEL
 config RX
         bool "rx"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
 
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ config WALL
 config WATCHDOG
         bool "watchdog"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
           device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
diff --git a/miscutils/conspy.c b/miscutils/conspy.c
index 721eb6d59..1fdb2fb38 100644
--- a/miscutils/conspy.c
+++ b/miscutils/conspy.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 //config:config CONSPY
 //config:       bool "conspy"
 //config:       default n
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         A text-mode VNC like program for Linux virtual terminals.
 //config:         example:  conspy NUM      shared access to console num
diff --git a/miscutils/nandwrite.c b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
index c5e2fb841..c7fbe7d9c 100644
--- a/miscutils/nandwrite.c
+++ b/miscutils/nandwrite.c
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 //config:config NANDWRITE
 //config:       bool "nandwrite"
 //config:       default n
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Write to the specified MTD device, with bad blocks awareness
 //config:
 //config:config NANDDUMP
 //config:       bool "nanddump"
 //config:       default n
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Dump the content of raw NAND chip
 
diff --git a/miscutils/ubi_attach_detach.c b/miscutils/ubi_attach_detach.c
index fef9250ee..9007f8c3f 100644
--- a/miscutils/ubi_attach_detach.c
+++ b/miscutils/ubi_attach_detach.c
@@ -6,35 +6,35 @@
 //config:config UBIATTACH
 //config:       bool "ubiattach"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Attach MTD device to an UBI device.
 //config:
 //config:config UBIDETACH
 //config:       bool "ubidetach"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Detach MTD device from an UBI device.
 //config:
 //config:config UBIMKVOL
 //config:       bool "ubimkvol"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Create a UBI volume.
 //config:
 //config:config UBIRMVOL
 //config:       bool "ubirmvol"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Delete a UBI volume.
 //config:
 //config:config UBIRSVOL
 //config:       bool "ubirsvol"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         Resize a UBI volume.
 
diff --git a/modutils/Config.src b/modutils/Config.src
index 4191d29f2..449ac65af 100644
--- a/modutils/Config.src
+++ b/modutils/Config.src
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 #
 
 menu "Linux Module Utilities"
-depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
 
 INSERT
 
 config MODPROBE_SMALL
         bool "Simplified modutils"
         default y
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Simplified modutils.
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODPROBE_SMALL_OPTIONS_ON_CMDLINE
         bool "Accept module options on modprobe command line"
         default y
         depends on MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Allow insmod and modprobe take module options from command line.
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ config INSMOD
         bool "insmod"
         default n
         depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ config RMMOD
         bool "rmmod"
         default n
         depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           rmmod is used to unload specified modules from the kernel.
 
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ config LSMOD
         bool "lsmod"
         default n
         depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           lsmod is used to display a list of loaded modules.
 
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ config FEATURE_LSMOD_PRETTY_2_6_OUTPUT
         bool "Pretty output"
         default n
         depends on LSMOD
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This option makes output format of lsmod adjusted to
           the format of module-init-tools for Linux kernel 2.6.
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ config MODPROBE
         bool "modprobe"
         default n
         depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Handle the loading of modules, and their dependencies on a high
           level.
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODPROBE_BLACKLIST
         bool "Blacklist support"
         default n
         depends on MODPROBE
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Say 'y' here to enable support for the 'blacklist' command in
           modprobe.conf. This prevents the alias resolver to resolve
@@ -108,6 +115,7 @@ config DEPMOD
         bool "depmod"
         default n
         depends on !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           depmod generates modules.dep (and potentially modules.alias
           and modules.symbols) that contain dependency information
@@ -119,6 +127,7 @@ config FEATURE_2_4_MODULES
         bool "Support version 2.2/2.4 Linux kernels"
         default n
         depends on INSMOD || RMMOD || LSMOD
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Support module loading for 2.2.x and 2.4.x Linux kernels.
           This increases size considerably. Say N unless you plan
@@ -128,6 +137,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_TRY_MMAP
         bool "Try to load module from a mmap'ed area"
         default n
         depends on INSMOD || MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This option causes module loading code to try to mmap
           module first. If it does not work (for example,
@@ -144,6 +154,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING
         bool "Enable module version checking"
         default n
         depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to
           ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other.
@@ -152,6 +163,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS
         bool "Add module symbols to kernel symbol table"
         default n
         depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages
           occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling
@@ -163,6 +175,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM
         bool "In kernel memory optimization (uClinux only)"
         default n
         depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && (INSMOD || MODPROBE)
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This is a special uClinux only memory optimization that lets insmod
           load the specified kernel module directly into kernel space, reducing
@@ -173,6 +186,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP
         bool "Enable insmod load map (-m) option"
         default n
         depends on FEATURE_2_4_MODULES && INSMOD
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Enabling this, one would be able to get a load map
           output on stdout. This makes kernel module debugging
@@ -184,6 +198,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL
         bool "Symbols in load map"
         default y
         depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP && !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Without this option, -m will only output section
           load map. With this option, -m will also output
@@ -193,6 +208,7 @@ config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE
         bool "Support tainted module checking with new kernels"
         default y
         depends on (LSMOD || FEATURE_2_4_MODULES) && !MODPROBE_SMALL
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary
           only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your
@@ -203,6 +219,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODUTILS_ALIAS
         bool "Support for module.aliases file"
         default y
         depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Generate and parse modules.alias containing aliases for bus
           identifiers:
@@ -219,6 +236,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
         bool "Support for module.symbols file"
         default y
         depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Generate and parse modules.symbols containing aliases for
           symbol_request() kernel calls, such as:
diff --git a/networking/Config.src b/networking/Config.src
index 274fcae3a..06930f4a6 100644
--- a/networking/Config.src
+++ b/networking/Config.src
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ config VERBOSE_RESOLUTION_ERRORS
 config ARP
         bool "arp"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Manipulate the system ARP cache.
 
 config ARPING
         bool "arping"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Ping hosts by ARP packets.
 
 config BRCTL
         bool "brctl"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Manage ethernet bridges.
           Supports addbr/delbr and addif/delif.
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config DNSD
 config ETHER_WAKE
         bool "ether-wake"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Send a magic packet to wake up sleeping machines.
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ config FEATURE_HTTPD_GZIP
 config IFCONFIG
         bool "ifconfig"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Ifconfig is used to configure the kernel-resident network interfaces.
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
 config IFENSLAVE
         bool "ifenslave"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Userspace application to bind several interfaces
           to a logical interface (use with kernel bonding driver).
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ config IFENSLAVE
 config IFPLUGD
         bool "ifplugd"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Network interface plug detection daemon.
 
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
 config FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP_BUILTIN
         bool "Use busybox ip applet"
         default y
-        depends on FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP && PLATFORM_LINUX
+        depends on FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select IP
         select FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS
         select FEATURE_IP_LINK
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ config FEATURE_INETD_RPC
 config IP
         bool "ip"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The "ip" applet is a TCP/IP interface configuration and routing
           utility. You generally don't need "ip" to use busybox with
@@ -614,7 +615,7 @@ config FEATURE_IPCALC_LONG_OPTIONS
 config NAMEIF
         bool "nameif"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select FEATURE_SYSLOG
         help
           nameif is used to rename network interface by its MAC address.
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ config FEATURE_NAMEIF_EXTENDED
 config NETSTAT
         bool "netstat"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem.
 
@@ -672,7 +673,7 @@ config NSLOOKUP
 config NTPD
         bool "ntpd"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The NTP client/server daemon.
 
@@ -693,14 +694,14 @@ config PSCAN
 config ROUTE
         bool "route"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Route displays or manipulates the kernel's IP routing tables.
 
 config SLATTACH
         bool "slattach"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           slattach is a small utility to attach network interfaces to serial
           lines.
@@ -887,7 +888,7 @@ config TFTP_DEBUG
 config TRACEROUTE
         bool "traceroute"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Utility to trace the route of IP packets.
 
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ config FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_USE_ICMP
 config TUNCTL
         bool "tunctl"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           tunctl creates or deletes tun devices.
 
@@ -957,7 +958,7 @@ config UDPSVD
 config VCONFIG
         bool "vconfig"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Creates, removes, and configures VLAN interfaces
 
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ config FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
 config ZCIP
         bool "zcip"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select FEATURE_SYSLOG
         help
           ZCIP provides ZeroConf IPv4 address selection, according to RFC 3927.
diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index c2ff42e2c..7a9c2d1f0 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 //config:config PING
 //config:       bool "ping"
 //config:       default y
-//config:       depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+//config:       select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:       help
 //config:         ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to
 //config:         elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway.
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/Config.src b/networking/udhcp/Config.src
index 750a53a32..9cd8cbbae 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/Config.src
+++ b/networking/udhcp/Config.src
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ INSERT
 config UDHCPD
         bool "udhcp server (udhcpd)"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           udhcpd is a DHCP server geared primarily toward embedded systems,
           while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config DHCPD_LEASES_FILE
 config UDHCPC
         bool "udhcp client (udhcpc)"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           udhcpc is a DHCP client geared primarily toward embedded systems,
           while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
diff --git a/procps/Config.src b/procps/Config.src
index cf664eeb2..3e7df0b81 100644
--- a/procps/Config.src
+++ b/procps/Config.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSERT
 config FREE
         bool "free"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX #sysinfo()
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX #sysinfo()
         help
           free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap
           memory in the system, as well as the buffers used by the kernel.
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ config FEATURE_PS_WIDE
 config FEATURE_PS_TIME
         bool "Enable time and elapsed time output"
         default y
-        depends on PS && DESKTOP && PLATFORM_LINUX #sysinfo()
+        depends on PS && DESKTOP
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Support -o time and -o etime output specifiers.
 
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ config FEATURE_SHOW_THREADS
 config UPTIME
         bool "uptime"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX #sysinfo()
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX #sysinfo()
         help
           uptime gives a one line display of the current time, how long
           the system has been running, how many users are currently logged
diff --git a/sysklogd/Config.src b/sysklogd/Config.src
index 1e5987275..d62dc5f5c 100644
--- a/sysklogd/Config.src
+++ b/sysklogd/Config.src
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ config KLOGD
 config FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL
         bool "Use the klogctl() interface"
         default y
-        depends on KLOGD && PLATFORM_LINUX
+        depends on KLOGD
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The klogd applet supports two interfaces for reading
           kernel messages. Linux provides the klogctl() interface
diff --git a/util-linux/Config.src b/util-linux/Config.src
index 941a47f90..90606bcae 100644
--- a/util-linux/Config.src
+++ b/util-linux/Config.src
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSERT
 config ACPID
         bool "acpid"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           acpid listens to ACPI events coming either in textual form from
           /proc/acpi/event (though it is marked deprecated it is still widely
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config FEATURE_ACPID_COMPAT
 config BLKID
         bool "blkid"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select VOLUMEID
         help
           Lists labels and UUIDs of all filesystems.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ config FEATURE_BLKID_TYPE
 config DMESG
         bool "dmesg"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. When the
           Linux kernel prints messages to the system log, they are stored in
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ config FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY
 config FBSET
         bool "fbset"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           fbset is used to show or change the settings of a Linux frame buffer
           device. The frame buffer device provides a simple and unique
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ config FEATURE_FBSET_READMODE
 config FDFLUSH
         bool "fdflush"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           fdflush is only needed when changing media on slightly-broken
           removable media drives. It is used to make Linux believe that a
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ config FDFLUSH
 config FDFORMAT
         bool "fdformat"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           fdformat is used to low-level format a floppy disk.
 
 config FDISK
         bool "fdisk"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The fdisk utility is used to divide hard disks into one or more
           logical disks, which are generally called partitions. This utility
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ config FEATURE_FDISK_ADVANCED
 config FINDFS
         bool "findfs"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         select VOLUMEID
         help
           Prints the name of a filesystem with given label or UUID.
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ config FLOCK
 config FREERAMDISK
         bool "freeramdisk"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Linux allows you to create ramdisks. This utility allows you to
           delete them and completely free all memory that was used for the
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ config FSCK_MINIX
 config MKFS_EXT2
         bool "mkfs_ext2"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Utility to create EXT2 filesystems.
 
 config MKFS_MINIX
         bool "mkfs_minix"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The minix filesystem is a nice, small, compact, read-write filesystem
           with little overhead. If you wish to be able to create minix
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ config FEATURE_MINIX2
 config MKFS_REISER
         bool "mkfs_reiser"
         default n
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Utility to create ReiserFS filesystems.
           Note: this applet needs a lot of testing and polishing.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ config MKFS_REISER
 config MKFS_VFAT
         bool "mkfs_vfat"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Utility to create FAT32 filesystems.
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ config HD
 config HWCLOCK
         bool "hwclock"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The hwclock utility is used to read and set the hardware clock
           on a system. This is primarily used to set the current time on
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ config IPCRM
 config IPCS
         bool "ipcs"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The ipcs utility is used to provide information on the currently
           allocated System V interprocess (IPC) objects in the system.
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ config IPCS
 config LOSETUP
         bool "losetup"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           losetup is used to associate or detach a loop device with a regular
           file or block device, and to query the status of a loop device. This
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ config LOSETUP
 config LSPCI
         bool "lspci"
         default y
-        #depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        #select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           lspci is a utility for displaying information about PCI buses in the
           system and devices connected to them.
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ config LSPCI
 config LSUSB
         bool "lsusb"
         default y
-        #depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        #select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           lsusb is a utility for displaying information about USB buses in the
           system and devices connected to them.
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ config LSUSB
 config MDEV
         bool "mdev"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           mdev is a mini-udev implementation for dynamically creating device
           nodes in the /dev directory.
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ config MORE
 config MOUNT
         bool "mount"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           All files and filesystems in Unix are arranged into one big directory
           tree. The 'mount' utility is used to graft a filesystem onto a
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ config FEATURE_MOUNT_FSTAB
 config PIVOT_ROOT
         bool "pivot_root"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The pivot_root utility swaps the mount points for the root filesystem
           with some other mounted filesystem. This allows you to do all sorts
@@ -605,14 +605,14 @@ config RDEV
 config READPROFILE
         bool "readprofile"
         default y
-        #depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        #select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This allows you to parse /proc/profile for basic profiling.
 
 config RTCWAKE
         bool "rtcwake"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           Enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time.
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ config SCRIPTREPLAY
 config SETARCH
         bool "setarch"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The linux32 utility is used to create a 32bit environment for the
           specified program (usually a shell). It only makes sense to have
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ config SETARCH
 config SWAPONOFF
         bool "swaponoff"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           This option enables both the 'swapon' and the 'swapoff' utilities.
           Once you have created some swap space using 'mkswap', you also need
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ config FEATURE_SWAPON_PRI
 config SWITCH_ROOT
         bool "switch_root"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           The switch_root utility is used from initramfs to select a new
           root device. Under initramfs, you have to use this instead of
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ config SWITCH_ROOT
 config UMOUNT
         bool "umount"
         default y
-        depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
+        select PLATFORM_LINUX
         help
           When you want to remove a mounted filesystem from its current mount
           point, for example when you are shutting down the system, the