[Buildroot] build problems
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at uclibc.org
Wed Mar 26 21:34:10 UTC 2008
>>>>> "Ulf" == Ulf Samuelsson <ulf.samuelsson at atmel.com> writes:
>> I see that the directory only has a busybox config for 1.6.1 and
>> 1.9.1, so it's broken anyway if the user selects anything else than
>> that.
Ulf> Yes, and then the user is responsible for creating a
Ulf> configuration for that. The current tree will modify the
Ulf> configuration of an existing .config file without warning the
Ulf> user, which is even more broken.
.. Because the hidding magic in the Makefile is broken. The config
option is called BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_9_X instead of 1_9_1 for a
reason.
>>
>> To me it doesn't make sense to keep earlier versions than the latest
>> stable release of a given major version (E.G. 1.9.2 instead of 1.9.1)
Ulf> What you are saying here is that you do not want to allow people
Ulf> to decide for themselves when they should upgrade the busybox version.
Ulf> I think a lot of project managers would have an issue with this.
Exactly - Just like all the other packages we have.
Buildroot lives and evolves over time (and it has to). If you want a
static config, just don't change your buildroot snapshot.
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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