Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:12:57 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/11 v3] enable "make ARCH=x86" |
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Brian Gerst wrote: > Jeff Garzik wrote: >> Sam Ravnborg wrote: >>> This is the patch that get rid of ARCH=i386 and ARCH=x86_64 >>> and introduce ARCH=x86. >>> It touches several files but the changes are all one or two-liners. >>> >>> x86: drop backward compatibility symlinks to i386/boot and >>> x86_64/boot >>> kbuild: sanity check the specified arch >> >> IMO it negatives impacts the workflow when you -remove- the ability to >> set 32/64-bit on the make command line. >> >> Building and testing for both architectures now requires the additional >> step of editing .config, which is a clear workflow negative impact at >> least for me. >> >> I switch between other cross-compiled arches (alpha, usually) on the >> makefile command line >> >> Yes, I know other 32/64-bit arches require .config editing. That >> doesn't change the basic fact that this is a workflow regression. >> >> Jeff > > You can use: > > make i386_defconfig > make x86_64_defconfig
Does that work for alpha too?
> In any other case you'd be editing the .config anyways.
No, that's a logic rathole down which I will not follow :)
You can make any argument along those lines command line usage is really an art, not a science. Its a user interface, and that involves human taste rather than logic.
I've been bouncing between architectures using ARCH= for years, and my fingers and brain have been trained. It's just disappointing and a pain to change this nice user interface that has served so well for years.
This is /not/ a cleanup, it's a user interface change.
Jeff
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