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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:27:07 +0100
From: Werner Almesberger <Werner.Almesberger@epfl.ch>
To: Joe deBlaquiere <jadb@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Linus's include file strategy redux
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Joe deBlaquiere wrote:
> My solution to this has always been to make a cross compiler environment 

;-))) I think lots of people would really enjoy to have "build a
cross-gcc" added to the prerequisites for installing some driver
module ;-)

I know, it's not *that* bad. But it still adds quite a few possible
points of failure. Also, it adds a fair amount of overhead to any
directory name change or creation of a new kernel tree.

> The other advantage to this is that I can switch my host environment 
> (within reason - compatible host glibcs, ok) and not have to change the 
> target compiler.

Hmm, I don't quite understand what you mean here.

- Werner

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