Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 May 2007 08:25:13 -0400 | From | "Chris Smith" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] - LXR on kernel.org ? was: Re: What tools to use? |
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On 11 May 2007 10:56:33 +0200, Arne Georg Gleditsch <argggh@dolphinics.no> wrote: > devzero@web.de writes: > > I like lxr pretty much. i`m not a programmer, but i often need some > > information on "what`s the driver version of xyz in latest kernel" or > > "was this or that feature/patch already being merged" or "i have this > > line of code in kernel - how does it look in recent kernel , did it > > change " ? > > > > over the years, i have downloaded tons of kernels for this, very much > > waste of bandwidth and time - because whenever i need to take a look, > > i have no recent kernel source around - so i need to download that big > > thing and go trough that untar orgy. having recent > > browsable/searchable and easy to find lxr`ed kernel-source online > > would be really great > > > > i seldom find lxr for current kernels on the net, so i just wonder: > > [..] > > I maintain the original LXR site at lxr.linux.no, which unfortunately > tends to lag behind quite a bit. This is partly due to lack of time > to keep it current on my part, but also due to the fact that adding > new kernels to the version running on lxr.linux.no is a bit more time > and resource-consuming than it ought to be. Better support for both > incremental indexing and git-based repos is forthcoming, and I hope > the situation will improve a bit with that. I'll keep you posted. > > -- Now, if you merged the beauty of LXR with the wiki goodness of kernelnewbies.org, and somehow kept it current <waves hands> that could be cool. -- Chris - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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