Re: [PATCH] Update fs Makefiles

[Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi,

On Tue, 20 May 2003, Kai Germaschewski wrote:

> > >>-adfs-objs := dir.o dir_f.o dir_fplus.o file.o inode.o map.o super.o
> > >>+adfs-y := dir.o dir_f.o dir_fplus.o file.o inode.o map.o super.o
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > Why have two methods of doing the same thing?  foo-y is clearly the 
> > preferred method because it is easy to work with conditionals.
> 
> I tend to agree, though I don't feel strongly about it. Having two 
> different methods of expressing the same thing will always be confusing. 

Has the new syntax any advantage, e.g. does it make sense to have adfs-m? 
Otherwise the -obj syntax looks IMO more readable and it directly says 
that this is a composite object.

bye, Roman