Re: ANN: LKMB (Linux Kernel Module Builder) version 0.1.16

David Lang
2003-01-21T21:35:03Z

On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Olaf Titz wrote:

> Frankly, I think the main reason is that Linus doesn't care at all
> about the kernel build process. We've had a _much_ better solution
> already in the 2.5 cycle which was rejected for completely bogus
> formal reasons coupled with an explicit "why do we need this at all",
> even though it was pointed out over and over again what is broken
> currently (or was back then, granted it has improved but not as much
> as is desirable and possible).

in this case the real reason is probably that Linus seldom uses modules.

David Lang