On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Denk <wd@xxxxxxx> writes: > > Hi, > > >> No, that would break stuff for the existing users. The existing format > >> make/file names shouldn't change. > > Wolfgang> Well, with this argument you can block all progress and freeze all > Wolfgang> development to some ancient state. > > We only break backwards compatibility when we have to. There's no > technical reason for renaming the existing make targets. I agree, and I feel pretty strongly on this point. The meaning of the uImage target should not change. The new format must use a different target name. g. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
