Re: [PATCH] Update fs Makefiles

[Brian Gerst <bgerst@quark.didntduck.org>]

Kai Germaschewski wrote:
> On Tue, 20 May 2003 mikpe@csd.uu.se wrote:
> 
> 
>>Kai Germaschewski writes:
>> > o Possibly add "-y" support to 2.4 (it's a pretty trivial change)
>>
>>That's the worst thing you could do for those of us maintaining
>>2.4/2.5 compatibility in drivers etc.
>>Having to check "oh I'm in 2.4, let's see if I'm in 2.4.23 or
>>$VENDOR 2.4.blah because then these random 2.5-like changes occurred"
>>sucks like h*ll.
> 
> 
> It'd be an additional feature, i.e. if it causes trouble for the code you 
> maintain, don't use it.
> 
> People who want a Makefile which works in all 2.4 + vendor then would 
> choose to stay with -objs, whereas people who prefer do have 2.4.latest 
> and 2.5 in sync could use -y, like, I'd guess, USB.
> 
> --Kai

Easiest way to maintain 2.4 compatability is to add:

foo-objs := $(foo-y)

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				Brian Gerst