CONFIG_PPC != Mac

[Michael Schmitz]

> > While I also enjoyed the flexibility on m68k, some of it was paid for in
> > terms of increased complexity in head.S and entry.S (and especially head.S
> > wasn't a bit pretty). I'm not sure how your trouble with the embedded
> > systems can be solved, we kept separate head.S versions for Macs and other
> > machines for a while as well because things just got too confusing. Maybe
> > we need to keep separate versions for embedded and other systems here?
>
> Hi All,
>
>   I think we don't want to get too carried away with pulling things
> apart here. Afterall I think we'd all like to be able to continue to
> pick up a distro with a bootable kernel that works over a wide variety
> of machines instead of 10 different kernels to choose from depending on
> which box you've got.

That's exactly what won't work now. A kernel built for PowerMac won't work
on embedded systems or APUS, and maybe not even on PReP or CHRP.

>   Now obvoiusly I'm going a little overboard here but hopefully you
> might see what I'm saying. Granted embedded boxes aren't going to care
> about booting from the install cd but I think the rest of us sure do!

I don't see where we would conflict, all I said was maybe keep embedded
separate. By all means unify the rest if at all possible.

	Michael


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