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From: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
To: Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@comcast.net>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.5.10-dj1 compilation failure
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:48:01 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020427134801.C31314@work.bitmover.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020427192459.P14743@suse.de> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204271033010.5612-100000@k2-400.lameter.com> <20020427140950.789adbb1.mcbrides9@comcast.net>

On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 02:09:50PM -0400, Jerry McBride wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:35:55 -0700 (PDT) Christoph Lameter
> <christoph@lameter.com> wrote:
> > That stuff might be useful in a CVS or BK() source code archive.
> > What is the purpose of releasing a kernel tarball that does not compile?
> > Kernel tarball are there to be compiled and tried out ....
> 
> MAN! You said a mouth full. I've found syntax errors, misspellings and
> just plain old junk text in the make files of 2.5.10.
> 
> I appreciate the efforts going into the new kernel tree. I really look
> forward to it becoming main stream... but MY GOD, at least I wish they
> would try to compile the thing BEFORE it gets posted for download!

I appreciate your efforts at being a considerate human being.
I really look forward to you becoming part of the pleasant set of human
beings... but MY GOD, at least I wish you would do some work yourself
BEFORE posting a complaint!
-- 
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Larry McVoy            	 lm at bitmover.com           http://www.bitmover.com/lm 

  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-04-27 20:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-04-27 17:18 2.5.10-dj1 compilation failure Christoph Lameter
2002-04-27 17:24 ` Dave Jones
2002-04-27 17:35   ` Christoph Lameter
2002-04-27 17:47     ` Dave Jones
2002-04-27 21:44       ` Martin Dalecki
2002-04-27 18:09     ` Jerry McBride
2002-04-27 19:14       ` Rik van Riel
2002-04-27 20:48       ` Larry McVoy [this message]
     [not found] <Pine.LNX.4.44.0204271033010.5612-100000@k2-400.lameter.com >
2002-04-27 17:50 ` Anton Altaparmakov

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