Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:24:47 +0100 (BST) | | From | James Sutherland <> | | Subject | Re: obsolete code must die |
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Would it make sense to create some sort of 'make config' script that > > determines what you want in your kernel and then downloads only those > > components? After all, with the constant release of new hardware, isn't a > > 50MB kernel release not too far away? 100MB? > > This should be a FAQ entry. > > For folks doing kernel development a split tree is a nightmare to > manage so we dont bother. Nothing stops a third party splitting and > maintaining the tools to download just the needed bits for those who > want to do it that way
I vaguely remember a distro shipping a kernel source tree without the non-i386 arch directories. Looked like a good idea at first - saved a fair chunk of disk space, and didn't break anything. Then you try applying a patch, and get a truckload of errors... Easier just to keep the whole thing together, IMO.
James.
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