Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:28:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:28:48 -0400 Received: from pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.3]:49421 "EHLO pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:28:36 -0400 Message-Id: <200104241328.f3ODSFrn011684@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> To: David Woodhouse cc: Russell King , mythos , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Can't compile 2.4.3 with agcc In-Reply-To: Message from David Woodhouse of "Mon, 23 Apr 2001 23:35:38 +0100." <4624.988065338@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:28:14 -0400 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org David Woodhouse said: > vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl said: > > Your patch (tries to) transform a compile and link time check into a > > runtime check. Not nice. > It transforms a broken and cryptic compile-time check into a correct and > informative runtime check. These "broken and cryptic" checks have been done several times now. You could certainly add a note to this effect to the documentation on building the kernel. Building a known broken kernel just for the sake of "better error reporting" is dead wrong, IMO. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/