Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262914AbVCDNfB (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:35:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262922AbVCDNak (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:30:40 -0500 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:4875 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262898AbVCDNZs (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:25:48 -0500 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:25:35 +0000 From: Russell King To: Richard Purdie Cc: Andrew Morton , davej@redhat.com, torvalds@osdl.org, jgarzik@pobox.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering Message-ID: <20050304132535.A9133@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Richard Purdie , Andrew Morton , davej@redhat.com, torvalds@osdl.org, jgarzik@pobox.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20050302230634.A29815@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <42265023.20804@pobox.com> <20050303002733.GH10124@redhat.com> <20050302203812.092f80a0.akpm@osdl.org> <20050304105247.B3932@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20050304032632.0a729d11.akpm@osdl.org> <20050304113626.E3932@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <01ef01c520b7$94bebf80$0f01a8c0@max> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <01ef01c520b7$94bebf80$0f01a8c0@max>; from rpurdie@rpsys.net on Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 12:40:30PM -0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1282 Lines: 28 On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 12:40:30PM -0000, Richard Purdie wrote: > I've found the arm cross compiler generated from openembedded > (http://openembedded.org) to be very reliable. The big advantage in using oe > would be that it is in active use so it is always highly likely to generate > a working compiler. Someone just needs to make it generate a > toolchain/compiler for external use[1], make it available somewhere and > advertise the fact its available. Generation of the toolchain could probably > be almost entirely automated. > > Fixes for any problems with compiler would be more than welcome for > incorporation into oe short term and for submission upstream for "proper" > fixing. I'll only believe it when I see it. The problem is this "someone"... Who's going to forfill that space and produce some results? Something tells me that we'll be very lucky to get a volunteer, let alone see any results. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core - 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/