Re: linux kernel conf 0.8

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> [cc: trimmed]
> 
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 10:18:06AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
>>Personally I don't care about Config dependency checking...  they are 
>>not modified often enough to affect me, and even if they did, dependency 
>>checking based on changes to Config files can get ugly, AFAICS.  I just 
>>do a "bk -r co -Sq" and am done with it...
> 
> I care a lot about Config dependency checking, and you are not within the 
> group of people that I care about in this respect.
> 
> kernel-hackers has no problem realising that a "make oldconfig" is needed.
> 
> But I care about NN that follows 2.6 development, and update his/her
> tree each time a new version is posted at kernel.org.
> This group of people needs dependency checking on Config files -
> as can be seen by the number of reports that boils down to
> "run make oldconfig".


The kernel is written for people with a clue.  For people without a 
clue, they should use a vendor kernel or ESR's Aunt-Tillie-friendly system.

Dumbing-down the kernel is never the right answer.

	Jeff