Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] contrib/subtree/Makefile: Standardisation pass

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 10:49:30PM +1000, James Denholm wrote:

> The main issues are that calls are made to git itself in the build
> process, and that a subtree-exclusive variable is used for specifying
> the exec path. Patches 1/5 through 3/5 resolve these.
> 
> The "cleanup" fixes (4/5 and 5/5) are based on precedents set by other
> makefiles across the project.

Thanks, these all look sane to me (I do not use subtree, but since it's
just about Makefiles, it was pretty easy to review).

> One problem is foreseen: 3/5 will necessitate that package maintainers
> who already have git-subtree included in their packages update their
> build-scripts.

I think that's probably OK. We strive for backwards compatibility in the
tool itself, but refactoring Makefiles in contrib/ affects a pretty
limited audience.

-Peff
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html




[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [Gcc Help]     [IETF Annouce]     [DCCP]     [Netdev]     [Networking]     [Security]     [V4L]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Fedora Users]