linux-kernel - Alpha - move header files [Was Re: [PATCH] h8300 move header files]

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Date:	Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:01:08 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rth@...ddle.net,
	ink@...assic.park.msu.ru
Subject: Alpha - move header files [Was Re: [PATCH] h8300 move header files]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 01:25:17PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Yoshinori Sato wrote:
> > 
> > My h8300 repository can't public access.
> > Also difficult pull request.
> 
> The nice thing about git is that it doesn't care one whit how something 
> gets moved. So you can
> 
>  - just send me a regular patch (as a git user, it can be the "git 
>    shorthand" kind of patch that has explicit renames, but it can be a 
>    traditional patch with delete/create pairs too, and git won't care AT 
>    ALL because the end result is the same)
> 
>  - or just send me a shell script to do the renames along with a small 
>    patch to fix up any other issues that happen as a result of the rename, 
>    and a explanation for me to use as a commit message.
> 
> Renames in git do not have to be handled as "git" events, unlike many 
> other broken models. Git will do the right thing regardless.
> 

I have build-tested alpha with a simple header file move.
Can I ask you to do a simple move of all header files for alpha
like you did for h8300.

[I could set up a git tree etc. but being busy with my new house arm]

Thanks,
	Sam

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