Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 20 May 2003 18:54:28 -0400 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Update fs Makefiles |
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Kai Germaschewski wrote: > On Tue, 20 May 2003 mikpe@csd.uu.se wrote: > > >>Kai Germaschewski writes: >> > o Possibly add "-y" support to 2.4 (it's a pretty trivial change) >> >>That's the worst thing you could do for those of us maintaining >>2.4/2.5 compatibility in drivers etc. >>Having to check "oh I'm in 2.4, let's see if I'm in 2.4.23 or >>$VENDOR 2.4.blah because then these random 2.5-like changes occurred" >>sucks like h*ll. > > > It'd be an additional feature, i.e. if it causes trouble for the code you > maintain, don't use it. > > People who want a Makefile which works in all 2.4 + vendor then would > choose to stay with -objs, whereas people who prefer do have 2.4.latest > and 2.5 in sync could use -y, like, I'd guess, USB. > > --Kai
Easiest way to maintain 2.4 compatability is to add:
foo-objs := $(foo-y)
-- Brian Gerst
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