Roman Zippel wrote: > > Hi, > > On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Greg Banks wrote: > > > > I dislike the requirement to convert all existing config.in files to > > > support the new syntax. You already have the machinery to do the > > > conversion online as needed, so why not detect if config.in is newer > > > than config.lkc and if thats the case regenerate config.lkc. > > > > I think this would be very useful if it were possible, as it would > > enable a gradual directory-by-directory switchover. That is a clear > > requirement I believe. > > Why should that be a requirement? You can already look now at the new > config files "directory-by-directory", if anything is wrong with them, I'd > really like to hear it and I'll do my best to fix it.
I don't think anything is wrong with them, but if you allow for gradual switchover you avoid all the flag-day politics. Having said that, I think doing automatic translation is a gigantic and more important step forward. Greg. -- the price of civilisation today is a courageous willingness to prevail, with force, if necessary, against whatever vicious and uncomprehending enemies try to strike it down. - Roger Sandall, The Age, 28Sep2001. ------------------------------------------------------- In remembrance www.osdn.com/911/ _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel
