On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 23:42:36 -0400,
"Eric S. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Keith Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Just add support for CML2 in the same style as CML1, replacing the code
>> in install-cml2. As a temporary measure, append '-2' to the CML2
>> targets so CML1 still works.
>
>That's more complicated than we need to get, I think. If we're going to
>do One Big Patch, I think it would be easier for you to (a) apply
>your kbuild-2.4.3 patch to a pristine tree (b) run install-cml2 there,
>(c) rename the make productions, then (d) diff the result against a
>pristine tree.
There is still the work required to handle CML2 with separate source
and object trees and with multiple source trees.
>> Eric, we need to send an integrated patch to Linus with both CML1
>> support for 2.4 parallel running and 2.5 support for the cutover.
>
>Do we? The way I understood Linus, I don't think he wants to run
>parallel. I think he's expecting patch that just drop in the new
>stuff as a clean replacement.
For 2.5 he wants a clean cutover, but until 2.5 is available we have to
work on 2.4. The ability to parallel run old and new makefiles on the
same kernel has been extremely useful for testing.
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