Messages in this thread | | | From | Andreas Schwab <> | Subject | Re: PATCH: Add --size-check=[error|warning] | Date | Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:43:51 +0100 |
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Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes:
> * Andreas Schwab <schwab@redhat.com> wrote: > >> Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> writes: >> >> > * Andreas Schwab <schwab@redhat.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org> writes: >> >> >> >> > Hi Andreas, >> >> > >> >> > Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org> writes: >> >> >>> So what do you suggest that testers who want to, say, build old Linux >> >> >>> kernel versions with new binutils do? >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Andreas Schwab <schwab@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> >> The same that testers have to do in order to build old Linux kernel >> >> >> versions with current versions of make. >> >> > >> >> > Are you saying it's OK to screw over binutils users because GNU Make >> >> > did that too? >> >> >> >> I'm just telling you the facts. >> > >> > And you are wrong - latest Make does not break reasonably old kernel builds such >> > as v2.6.30. >> >> This is just ridiculous. >> You are defining away facts just because they don't fit your view. > > No, i actually tried out the latest released Make version (3.82) and it still builds > v2.6.30 fine:
That's a very convincing argument.
Andreas.
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