return NULL;
 }
 
+/* return NULL when dependencies are OK */
 struct symbol *sym_check_deps(struct symbol *sym)
 {
        struct symbol *sym2;
        struct property *prop;
 
        if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHECK) {
-               printf("Warning! Found recursive dependency: %s", sym->name);
+               fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d:error: found recursive dependency: %s",
+                       sym->prop->file->name, sym->prop->lineno, sym->name);
                return sym;
        }
        if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_CHECKED)
                        goto out;
        }
 out:
-       if (sym2) {
-               printf(" %s", sym->name);
-               if (sym2 == sym) {
-                       printf("\n");
-                       sym2 = NULL;
-               }
-       }
+       if (sym2)
+               fprintf(stderr, " -> %s%s", sym->name, sym2 == sym? "\n": "");
        sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_CHECK;
        return sym2;
 }
 
        }
        menu_finalize(&rootmenu);
        for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
-               sym_check_deps(sym);
+               if (sym_check_deps(sym))
+                       zconfnerrs++;
         }
-
+       if (zconfnerrs)
+               exit(1);
        sym_set_change_count(1);
 }