Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | | Subject | Re: RFC: $(ARCH) in file | | Date | 28 Jan 2000 21:00:28 -0800 |
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Followup to: <200001290338.AAA12473@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> By author: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > lars brinkhoff <lars@nocrew.org> said: > > Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com> writes: > > > On 28 Jan 2000, lars brinkhoff wrote: > > > > Why do I want this? Because I often build for an architecture which is > > > > not the native one. Saving the architecture in .arch is more convenient > > > > then typing "make ARCH=foo". > > > > How tough is it to edit the makefile? :) > > > Not tough, but I think it's easier for people to type > > echo FOO >.arch > > than to mess with the Makefile. > > To complicate life for everybody for the (very minor) convenience of a few > tenths of a percent of users is way out of line IMVHO. >
In what way does this complicate life for everybody?
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