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Message-ID: <20090112053552.GA9061@uranus.ravnborg.org> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:35:52 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org> To: "Mark A. Miller" <mark@...ell.org> Cc: Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...mix.at>, Leon Woestenberg <leon.woestenberg@...il.com>, 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> Subject: Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl. > There are several other packages which are broken for embedded > architectures, which I will hopefully attempt to fix by submitting patches > upstream. But this is why we should be cautious about including new tools > for compiling the kernel. Sam Ravnborg was correct in that a C program to do > the work would be the proper way. But by not addressing a currently existing > problem with an adequate replacement with something that does not exist > currently, seems faulty. Why are "make headers_install" such a crucial thing for your embedded environmnet? I would assume that if this of such improtance then there is also someone to step up and contribute a C version of it. Sam -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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