[BusyBox] Changing the way help is displayed...

Larry Doolittle ldoolitt at recycle.lbl.gov
Fri Apr 13 21:49:15 UTC 2001


Manuel wrote
> One other problem is generating the help file from usage.c.  In the past, Erik
> has frowned upon using c-code to build intermediate tools used in the build,
> even though that seems to be the easiest approach to me.

The frowning, I am sure, is due to the extra complexity of keeping
track of two c compilers in the Makefile.  One that generates code
that is used on the development host later in the make process, and
one that generates code that will be run on the target system (outside
the scope of the Makefile).  For a native build, of course, the two
c compilers can be the same.

If you are willing to design, write, debug, and document this
properly within the Makefile, I'm confident Erik will let it
in.  I'd be happy to pre-test and comment on any work-in-progress
you want to share.

      - Larry





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