linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add ``cloneconfig'' target

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Date:	Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:50:19 -0500
From:	Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@...il.com>
To:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
Cc:	Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add ``cloneconfig'' target

Hi,

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com> wrote:
> I added bzip2 as an exercise. But realistically, what would be wrong
> with distributors deciding to ship /boot/config-$UNAME_RELEASE.bz2 and
> saving a bit of valuable /boot disk space?
>
I don't really care, that's outside of kconfig prerogative.

> Even if people /do/ submit patches do do all of those formats, your
> argument is based on the premise that having that ability is necessarily
> bad. I don't think we need them, but I don't think it's a good argument
> against this patch either.
>
you welcome a lot of potential bloat and wheel re-invention. Both are bad.

 - Arnaud
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