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From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
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Subject: Re: DTC 1.0.0 Release Coming?
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David Gibson writes:

> We decided that since a formal dtc release was imminent, it would be
> simpler to make dtc a new kernel build requirement, rather than
> integrate the substantial blob of dtc code into the kernel tree and
> then have to deal with the maintenance / synchronization issues
> between the in-kernel and upstream versions.

Um, what I thought we decided was to ship a pre-built .dtb for ps3
(once its dts settles down), and make dtc a kernel build requirement
only for embedded platforms.

Paul.