Quoting ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Dec 17, 2007 8:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I agree with you Ron. I makes alot of sense just to make this a >> makefile option. No need to make things more complicated than they >> need to be. But, I don't really know why we would need to add a >> seperate build option file that the makfile calls just for one >> function (assuming it would only be one function), unless your idea is >> to designate the makefilo.distro file for future distro specific issues? > > You are not really 'calling' the makefile, you are including a file of > definitions such as > BUILD_ID="blah blah" > > This file is created by buildtarget. > By using an include file, you avoid having to actually change the > makefile. This is pretty flexible. > > It's not one function, it's one variable define. > > But, yes, this does nicely set us up for handling other future distro > and gnu toolchain issues. > > Thanks > > ron > Oh, ok that makes more sense, so it is more like a header file. The next question would be then how to make this automatic or would you have compile buildtarget with the makefile option (BUILD_ID="blah blah") before you started using LB? Sorry if this question has already been answered....
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