linux-kernel - Re: [kbuild-devel] [patch] kbuild: remember ARCH in the object directory

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:12:14 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	kbuild-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [kbuild-devel] [patch] kbuild: remember ARCH in the object	directory

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> 
> If we go the "save important parts of the config" I prefer
> something along the suggestion by hpa with a config file.
> The config file should though be named along the lines
> of Kbuild.config and the syntax should be future proof.
> I like the syntax of the .git/config file and
> it should be along these lines.
> 

It's actually derived from the Windows 3.x config file.  I think it's
massive overkill for this purpose; since the variables can be set on the
command line we're not dealing with multiple namespaces, and it would be
better to have a make-like syntax.

	-hpa
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