linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] get rid of the last symlink in uml build

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Date:	Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:03:30 +1000
From:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...pgear.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	geert@...ux-m68k.org, dhowells@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] get rid of the last symlink in uml build

Hi Sam,

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 05:02:57PM +0000, Al Viro wrote:
>> 	BTW, after taking a look at the remaing asm-*...
>>
>> * frv, m32r and h8300 should be as trivial as git mv
> 
> Yep - I already have positive feedback from arch maintainers that
> they will fix it in the -rc1 timeframe.
> 
>> * m68k has a bit of extra PITA - we need to clean up two non-trivial
>>   includes from m68knommu (pci.h and setup.h) first, then it's a matter
>>   of git mv, adding arch/m68k/include to search path on m68knommu and
>>   removal of dummy headers from the latter.
> 
> I took a different route here and unified the headers for m68k and m68knommu
> under arch/m68k/include/asm
> It was based on a script originally developed by Arnd Bergmann.
> 
> Geert already acked it, and I expect Greg to apply it in the -rc1 timeframe.

I have been away for the last few weeks, so I haven't looked at this
at all yet. I will over the next few days though.

Regards
Greg



> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kbuild&m=122927123805002&w=2 has Geert's ack,
> but original patch did not hit marc?!?
> 
>> * xtensa is already moved in linux-next
> Yes.
> 
> 
>> * arm seems to be lacking the final push for few remaining headers; presumably
>>   will happen eventually
> rmk knows it and takes care.
> 
>> * mn10300 is playing with symlinks - the last one to do that for headers,
>>   AFAICS.
>>
>> I've thrown together a patch series on top of linux-next doing m68k and
>> mn10300.  *WARNING* - it's completely untested, basically about half an
>> hour diversion from sifting through the mailbox for missed VFS patches.
>> And that half and hour did *not* include anything resembling building
>> the resulting tree.  So take that with a trainload of salt.
> Thanks Al.
> I will take a closer look at the mn10300 bits and send them to David
> in due time.
> 
> 	Sam
> 

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