On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 09:59:57AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 05:54:25PM -0600, Jorge Natz wrote: > > > > ezusb_convert is a script used to convert an Intel HEX firmware file > > into a set of C arrays for use in header files. Increase the > > portability of this script by translating it from Perl to a > > POSIX shell script. Perl is not was widely installed on UNIX machines as > > is a POSIX-conforming shell, therefore portability of this script, and > > therefore a small part of the build, should be increased. > > Perl is much more portable than you think, and installed more than you > think :) Well, sometimes I have to compile kernel on Windows host with no cygwin, where Perl is not installed. > I don't really see the need for this change at all, and oddly, you leave > the file name with a ".pl" at the end. I see ezusb_convert.sh helper script filename in the patch... > So thanks for the patch, but I don't think we need it. I can also certainly live without it and I'm aware that there are a few other perl scripts left in tree, but I consider this idea usefull. ladis (speaking for negligible fraction of users) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
