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From: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Organization: Boundaries Unlimited
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make miniconfig (take 2)
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:12:20 -0600
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On Thursday 24 November 2005 19:48, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Rob Landley wrote:
> > > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Rob Landley wrote:
> > > > Add "make miniconfig", plus documentation, plus the script that
> > > > creates a minimal mini.config from a normal .config file.
> > >
> > > The difference between miniconfig and allnoconfig is IMO too small to
> > > be really worth it right now.
> >
> > I disagree, fairly strongly.  The technical difference may be small, but
> > the conceptual difference is huge.
>
> I don't really disagree, a proper implementation of the concept would also
> be technically quite different. Hacking it into conf.c is the wrong to go
> (or to even start).

Hang on, I misread that last time.  You _don't_ disagree.

Sorry about that.

Ok, what's the best thing I can do to help get this implemented, working 
_with_ you rather than against?

Rob
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