Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Kernel v2.3.x | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 22 Jul 1998 17:29:39 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> writes:
Andreas> Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> writes: |> I've been thinking about the 2.3.x development, I have some suggestions |> that might help make the code tree more manageable. |> |> How about splitting the kernel tree into separate .tar.gz files like so: |> |> 1) Linux-Core-2.3.x.tar.gz - contains the 100% portable core of kernel |> 2) Linux-Arch-<cpu>-2.3.x.tar.gz - contains the architecture specifics |> i.e Linux-Arch-ia32-2.3.x, |> Linux-Arch-ia64-2.3.x, |> Linux-Arch-mips-2.3.x ... and so forth. |> 3) Linux-Drivers-<cpu>-2.3.x - contains the drivers for that architecture |> ie. Linux-Drivers-ia32... you get the idea.
Andreas> There are already drivers that compile for multiple Andreas> architectures. Where would you put them? Surely you don't Andreas> want to keep separate copies for each of the supported Andreas> architecture.
Yes and I can't wait for the maintenance nightmare this is going to cause for the port maintainers - can we please forget this idea about splitting the source once and for all.
Jes
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