[Buildroot] avr32 patches vs. x86 breakage

[Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>]

>>>>> "Nigel" == Nigel Kukard <nkukard@lbsd.net> writes:

Hi,

 Nigel> The other problem is getting some patches to get fixed when a problem is
 Nigel> found ... not all of us are familiar with every single arch or even
 Nigel> assembly in some cases, let alone arch specific assembly.

 Nigel> I think a split would be a good idea, also maybe make it
 Nigel> easier to debug issues.

Or atleast only let the people using that particular arch worry about
it ;)


 >> - package-version-*.patch for generic stuff
 >> - arch-package-version-*.patch for arch specific stuff
 >> 
 >> What do you think?

 Nigel> What about patch order? and patch order when there is generic stuff and
 Nigel> arch specific?

My (possibly too simplistic) view on things is to first apply the
generic patches, and then the arch specific ones.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard