dead code in build.sh?

Mikhail Gusarov dottedmag at dottedmag.net
Wed Sep 22 14:01:41 PDT 2010


Twas brillig at 16:51:28 22.09.2010 UTC-04 when mattst88 at gmail.com did gyre and gimble:

 >> Makes sense if someone uses it for (well-working)
 >> x-jhbuild/jhbuild/build.sh replacement.

 MT> Kconfig is _not_ for determining dependencies. It's for selecting
 MT> optional features. It's not suitable for a project like X.Org.

Yes, all drivers and libraries are mandatory for everyone who wants to
to build server &c to test whether some bug was fixed.

 MT> The kernel also has a person who exclusively maintains
 MT> Kconfig. We're not that lucky.

There are lots of projects using Kconfig beside kernel. And please
re-read my statement you have quoted.

 MT> This talk about changing build systems is not worthwhile.

This is not a talk about changing build systems.

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