Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 6 Sep 2000 20:40:22 +0200 (CEST) | From | (Arjan van de Ven) | Subject | Re: 2.4.0-test8-pre1 is quite bad / Kernel build tools |
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In article <200009061757.MAA16848@duracef.shout.net> you wrote: > Linus writes ...
> mec> (2) Make the architecture a configuration variable (!)
> linus> Why?
> The real reason is that it's the right thing to do. Part of a > configuration is "what machine it's for".
> Here are some benefits:
> (a) Arjan's testing machinery would catch problems in all architectures, > not just the x86.
This is technically not true. I can cross-compile with my tools just fine, it "just" requires a decent cross-compiler on my system[1] [2].
Greetings, Arjan van de Ven
[1] I do have a 18Gb disk available for it [2] Or someone should get me access on a <put favorite non-i386 arch here> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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