linux-kernel - Re: [kbuild-devel] [PATCH 25/33] kbuild: use POSIX BRE in headers install target

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Message-ID: <20070721100422.GK475@flower.upol.cz>
Date:	Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:04:22 +0200
From:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	kbuild-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [kbuild-devel] [PATCH 25/33] kbuild: use POSIX BRE in headers install target

On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 04:27:31AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
[] 
> if you want to make some micro optimization in the build install step,
> sure ... but functionally, the difference is irrelevant considering
> sed operates only on individual lines

That was an attempt to support less sucking userspace in the kernel
development. More readable, more memory/cpu effective, more portable.
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