> > Speaking of which: > > http://landley.net/hg/aboriginal/rev/086e1ff5dd19 > > Yes I replaced 39 lines of perl with 4 lines of shell script _AGAIN_. I > should really post it to linux-kernel but I have to make enough noise > for _magazines_ to start covering the scuffle to get any traction there: > > http://www.linuxjournaldigital.com/linuxjournal/june_2013?pg=18#pg18 > > It's like pulling teeth, last time it took _FIVE_YEARS_ to get the > patches upstream (with lots of "lurkers support me in email" nonsense > and nobody stepping up to admit it, as usual): > > http://landey.net/notes-20103.html#28-02-2013 > > And there are some people who seem to _actively_oppose_ the idea of > simplifying build systems: > > http://landley.net/notes-2013.html#28-03-2013 > > Sorry. Bit of a sore spot... > > That doesn't make me feel confident i can convince them the kernel should build on generic systems such as busybox and toybox. I was hoping to have them remove the gcc/bash dependencies. I dont get this, they made a kernel not an OS why are they tying themselves to GNU with a death grip? They should make it as generic as possible to support the widest array of build environments and uses they can within reason.
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