Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 2 Feb 2001 14:42:29 -0800 (PST) | From | Ion Badulescu <> | Subject | Re: [reiserfs-list] ReiserFS Oops (2.4.1, deterministic, symlink related) |
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On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> Oh I can see why Hans wants to cut down his bug reporting load. I can also > say from experience it wont work. If you put #error in then everyone will > mail him and complain it doesnt build, if you put #warning in nobody will > read it and if you dont put anything in you get the odd bug report anyway. > > Basically you can't win and unfortunately a shrink wrap forcing the user > to read the README file for the kernel violates the GPL ..
Oh, don't get me wrong, I fully understand that it's a lose-lose situation. All I'm saying is that it was an incredibly bad idea to have two compilers, one broken and one ok, identify themselves as the same version.
Ion
-- It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.
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