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Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 18:22:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ikconfig - resolve rebuild permissions
From: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
To: <sam@ravnborg.org>
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>> On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 11:31:33AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>> This patch fixes it by removing the configs.o file when
>>> needed.
>>
>> A better approach would be to remove the need for compile.h from
>> configs.c. See attached patch for the makefile change.
>> It just took the relevant part from mk_compile and
>> used it in the Makefile.
>> Example only - I expect Randy to integrate it properly.
>
> configs.o also wants UTS_RELEASE from compile.h, and

UTS_RELEASE is not from compile.h....
so Sam's patch looks reasonable, working on it now.

> I really dislike generating the same data in multiple places,
> so I prefer to continue to use compile.h.
> I'll see about other options or using Steve's patch.

~Randy


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