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To: Joe deBlaquiere <jadb@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Linus's include file strategy redux
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[Joe deBlaquiere]
> might be a good newbie filter... but actually the best thing about it
> is that the compiler people of the work might make generating a
> proper cross-toolchain less difficult by one or two magnitudes...

*WHAT*?  How much less difficult could it possibly get?  This is the
kernel, there is no cross-libc to worry about, so a cross-toolchain is
already down to a pair of CMMIs[1].

I do agree that anyone who can't do *that* should probably be using a
distro-packaged kernel....

Peter

[1] configure-make-make-install
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