Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:33:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:33:42 -0500 Received: from waste.org ([209.173.204.2]:3466 "EHLO waste.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:33:36 -0500 Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:33:28 -0600 (CST) From: Oliver Xymoron To: "Eric S. Raymond" cc: "Michael Lazarou (ETL)" , Linux Kernel List Subject: Re: ISA hardware discovery -- the elegant solution In-Reply-To: <20020114111141.A14332@thyrsus.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > Michael Lazarou (ETL) : > > Doesn't this mean that you would need a fully functional kernel > > before you get to run the autoconfigurator? > > Yes, but this was always true. No it's not. You only need a kernel that can run your compiler. -- "Love the dolphins," she advised him. "Write by W.A.S.T.E.." - 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/