Return-path: Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.224]:15639 "EHLO wr-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964976AbXJPSF1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:05:27 -0400 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 36so1130464wra for ; Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:05:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <43e72e890710161105l4dbd5dc4rc43f241aed42ac92@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20071016_190542_362478_7E2C6084) Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:05:24 -0400 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "John W. Linville" Subject: Re: Ath5k compile error in wireless-2.6.git Cc: "John Daiker" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20071016170155.GB5677@tuxdriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <4713EBCA.8010700@gmail.com> <20071015234601.GA4125@tuxdriver.com> <20071015234748.GB4125@tuxdriver.com> <43e72e890710160914g2caa998cpd7bbb058fd064372@mail.gmail.com> <20071016170155.GB5677@tuxdriver.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 10/16/07, John W. Linville wrote: > On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 12:14:17PM -0400, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > > On 10/15/07, John W. Linville wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 07:46:01PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote: > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 03:38:02PM -0700, John Daiker wrote: > > > > > John, > > > > > > > > > > I just checked out the wireless-2.6.git tree from Kernel.org to test the > > > > > new ath5k driver. I get the following compile error on a 'vanilla' > > > > > git-clone. > > > > > > > > Please use the 'everything' branch for development. > > > > > > > > git checkout everything > > > > Approach 1 > > > > > Hmmm...maybe this instead: > > > > > > git checkout -b everything origin/everything > > > > Approach 2 > > > > What's fun is that the above is approach 1 is actually necessary on > > PowerPC. It seems git for powerpc still uses the old branch stuff. For > > example I can't use approach 2. I'll add this to the wiki for ath5k, > > just a head up in case there's some PowerPC users out there. > > I think this has more to do with the git version (i.e. release) than > the architecture. "Approach 1" worked everywhere for a long time, > while I only became aware of "Approach 2" a few months ago. On my x86 box I have git 1.5.2.5 On my PPC box have git 1.5.3.4 And no dice on the PowerPC box. Maybe I have to do a new pull with the new release.. I'll try. Luis