[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/4] Supply better default uClibc config file when using ct-ng

[Will Wagner]

On 06/12/2011 00:44, Gustavo Zacarias wrote:
> On 05.12.2011 18:33, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>
>> Will and Gustavo, please coordinate with each other:
>>
>> - Will wants to reference that file to commonalise the uClibc
>> configuration
>> files between the internal backend and the crosstool-NG backend, see:
>> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2011-December/048123.html
>>
>> - Gustavo wants to remove the file because the internal toolchain backend
>> is dropping support for uClibc-0.9.30; see:
>> http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/buildroot/2011-December/048099.html
>>
>> I am not sure what the proper resolution could be. Surely enough, I think
>> what Will wants to do is the correct way: use a single (set of) files for
>> both backends. Also, the internal backend should not be impacted by some
>> requirements of the ct-ng backend.
>>
>> Anyway, in the meantime, because Gustavo's patch is not yet applied...
>> Will, you can add my:
>> Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at anciens.enib.fr>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Yann E. MORIN.
>
> It's quite simple actually, if we support any form of uClibc 0.9.30.x
> there are packages which won't build unless functionality backporting is
> done.
> For example udev needs needs 99c1547124d7f410a3e3db66aa5816e53a96c156
> for 0.9.31 (and would so for 0.9.30.x)
> Any takers for undeprecating and testing a ton of packages against
> 0.9.30.x?
> Maybe the backporting is there for ct-ng toolchains?
> Regards.
>

I had not noticed that 0.9.30 was marked as deprecated, added that to ct-ng.

Not sure we need to rush to remove 0.9.30 as it is already marked 
deprecated, but when we do remove it I guess we should remove from ct-ng 
toolchains as well.

Will


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