linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Kbuild updates for v6.3-rc1

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNAQqtcFVP-8bJhhPiW86v8DqaXvxMNgK8wnuGbC+0bUXww@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2023 01:21:04 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Kbuild updates for v6.3-rc1

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 2:26 AM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:08 AM Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > So here's the simple rule: if the packaging people can't be bothered
> > to use "gti archive" to make their packages, then they had better just
> > do a "make clean" first (or, better yet, do "git clean -dqfx" to
> > really clean up, because "make clean" isn't 100% reliable either).
> >
> > We don't add more broken infrastructure to deal with broken workflows.
> > Just do the right thing.
>
> Note: I'm perfectly happy to just revert this, but if I have to do it,
> then pretty much _all_ the packaging changes get reverted, because I'm
> not going to be able to figure out which parts don't rely on the new
> broken script.
>
> So I'd rather take a more directed revert from you. Or, better yet,
> just a rewrite to do the right thing (ie "git archive").
>
> Because really - any distro packager had better have the git tree.

OK, let's go this way.

Please give me a few days.





>
>                    Linus



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada