[PATCH 1/1] correct `find' invocation in gen_build_files.sh

Harald Becker ralda at gmx.de
Mon Jan 20 17:19:19 UTC 2014


Hi !

>> bbox's find does support "-not" - you need to enable DESKTOP
>> in .config.
>
>Why?

The idea behind this was space saving on none desktop version
(e.g. initramfs versions of Busybox). The base syntax of find was
the explation mark for the NOT operation. So any extra syntax
needs extra space, which shall only be included on full desktop
version of BB. Through the time more people tend to use the
alternate syntax, the "-not" notation. So it tends more to be the
standard to have this notation.

IMO we should disable the desktop feature dependency on the "-not"
in find and include it in all versions of BB.

--
Harald


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