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To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] __linux__ and cross-compile
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From: Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg>
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Date: 20 Jan 2002 17:08:38 +0200
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>>>>> "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:

Adrian> On 20 Jan 2002, Momchil Velikov wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> The following patch fixes compilation/miscompilation problems, which
>> may happend iwtg variuos cross compile configuration, wherte the
>> compiler used to compile the kernel does not necessarily define
>> __linux__. The patch replaces __linux__ with __KERNEL__, using

Adrian> Isn't this a compiler bug?

Why would it be ? I may want to cross-compile from, e.g., NetBSD with
the host compiler, or I may want compile from GNU/Linux, but with a
compiler like arm-elf-gcc, that is, generic arm cross compiler, used
for other kernels too.

>> __KERNEL_ as an indication that the source is compiled as a part of
>> ...

Adrian> This is definitely wrong in files that are not Linux-specific and that are
Adrian> used on FreeBSD (and BSDI) as well (you would know that if you'd looked at
Adrian> the files your patch changes)...

*BSD define _KERNEL, don't they ?

Regards,
-velco
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