linux-kernel - Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl.

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Date:	Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:29:24 -0500
From:	"Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To:	"Leon Woestenberg" <leon.woestenberg@...il.com>
Cc:	"Paul Mundt" <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	"Rob Landley" <rob@...dley.net>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Embedded Linux mailing list" <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Sam Ravnborg" <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl.

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 05:23, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 4:06 AM, Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org> wrote:
>> Let's look at the rationale presented so far in this thread:
>>
>>        2 - Cross-compiling perl is hard.
>
> 2 is not hard.

i dont know where you're getting this mythical version of perl, but
anything beyond micro-perl is a pita.  and micro-perl is practically
worthless.  maybe for kernel/
-mike
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