[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] qemu-system: new package

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 20/10/14 03:53, Gustavo Zacarias wrote:
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> To me it seems the decision was taken during the dev days with one-sided
> arguments (against), but well life is like that sometimes.

 Well, there was nobody to provide counter-arguments. That's why I started the
discussion on the list.

 It's very clear that version selection is needed. It's not so clear that a
separate version is really needed for host-qemu-system and host-qemu-user, because:

 - there's a slightly larger chance that both system and user are broken;
 - we currently anyway don't have version selection for user;
 - we can change it later if required.

 On the other hand, it's also possible to merge the qemu-system package now and
refactor it back into a single package later. It wouldn't even require legacy
handling because the config symbols already start with BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU.

 So I'd propose to give Yann some time to produce a unified qemu package, but if
it doesn't come we can still merge your original patch.

> The side effect is that it pushes my motivation to contribute to
> buildroot to an all-time low (read that as you wish, in fact it may not
> even matter).

 Since you're the #1 buildroot contributor and have been for some time now, it
really does matter!


 Regards,
 Arnout
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