From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
To: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>,
Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>,
linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] powerpc: Add support for ram filesystems in FIT uImages
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 01:34:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fa686aa41001040034i22703ab5s6ac0e1fc8ff6b000@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87skanp8ln.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk>
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk> wrote:
>>>>>> "Wolfgang" =3D=3D Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> =A0>> No, that would break stuff for the existing users. The existing for=
mat
> =A0>> make/file names shouldn't change.
>
> =A0Wolfgang> Well, with this argument you can block all progress and free=
ze all
> =A0Wolfgang> development to some ancient state.
>
> We only break backwards compatibility when we have to. There's no
> technical reason for renaming the existing make targets.
I agree, and I feel pretty strongly on this point. The meaning of the
uImage target should not change. The new format must use a different
target name.
g.
--=20
Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-04 8:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-22 1:50 [PATCH v2 0/3] powerpc: Add support for FIT uImages Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] powerpc: Use scripts/mkuboot.sh instead of 'mkimage' Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 22:25 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] powerpc: Add support for creating FIT uImages Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 3:48 ` Olof Johansson
2009-12-22 4:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 22:57 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-01 14:18 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:23 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] powerpc: Add support for ram filesystems in " Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 23:02 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-30 23:39 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-31 0:01 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-31 1:10 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-03 5:08 ` [U-Boot] " Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:10 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-04 1:07 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-04 8:27 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-31 8:01 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-01 14:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:18 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:15 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-31 22:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-31 23:10 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-01 10:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:13 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 8:06 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-03 9:50 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 14:27 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-04 8:34 ` Grant Likely [this message]
2010-01-03 23:52 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-03 5:10 ` Grant Likely
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