Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:58:03 -0500 | From | Legacy Fishtank <> | Subject | Re: State of the new config & build system |
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On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 12:26:49PM +1100, Keith Owens wrote: > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 16:16:03 -0500, > Legacy Fishtank <garzik@havoc.gtf.org> wrote: > >I think one thing to note is that dependencies is that if you are smart > >about it, dependencies -really- do not even change when your .config > >changes. > > > >What about a system where Linus runs "make deps" -once- before he > >releases a tarball. This in turn generates dependency information > >(perhaps not in purely make format) which includes 'ifdef CONFIG_xxx' > >information embedded within. We know that make can support ifeq > >CONFIG_xxx for example... > > Then people apply patches and break.
s/break/update dependencies/
I assumed this was blindingly obvious, but I guess not.
Jeff
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