hi,

> >   If we really want support for required options, I can add explicit
> > support for this to the options framework (via the new variable
> > PKG_OPTIONS_REQUIRED_OPTIONS, for example).
> 
> That would be a nice addition.  However, there's still the PKG_FAIL vs.
> PKG_SKIP difference to worry about.

  Why would you rather set PKG_SKIP than PKG_FAIL?  Would you prefer
PKG_SKIP over PKG_FAIL for empty required groups as well?  If not,
what is the distinctive difference?

						yours,
						dillo