Re: make install on ppc

[Hollis Blanchard <hollis@penguinppc.org>]

On Tuesday 28 March 2006 13:06, you wrote:
> Problem is for multi-platform binary builds, 'install' could mean differe=
nt
> things for the different platforms, so to support install, there needs
> to be some way to tell the build system what 'install' means that also
> works with the muti-platform makefile logic. =C2=A0The current powerpc ma=
kefiles
> don't have this, and it would take some non-trivial rework to add it.

That is for the distribution- or user-supplied installkernel script to deal=
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with.

> There is also the question of what install means when cross building.

So don't run make install when cross-compiling (unless of course your=20
installkernel script supports that).

I don't understand these objections. If someone's platform is so super-spec=
ial=20
that a script couldn't possibly know how to install a kernel, just don't ru=
n=20
make install!

=2DHollis