[patch 00/13] CPU selection Kconfig cleanup, take 3

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sun Jun 17 10:22:22 EST 2007


>> People have run into the issue so I think it desires at least a  
>> little concern.  See: http://marc.info/?t=117529164800005&r=1&w=2
>
> But isn't the reported problem just a bug in the build system?

Yes, that's a completely separate bug.

> My impression was that the user did not complain about the fact
> that the kernel he was trying to build would not boot on any
> platform, but rather that the kernel tried to build a zImage
> that was not defined, resulting in a build error.

It's the only valid complaint, anyway :-)

> Obviously, any configuration that can be selected by the user
> should be able to compile and link without errors, even if it's
> not particularly useful.

Yes.


Segher




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