Re: PATCH [0/3]: Simplify the kernel build by removing perl.

Sam Ravnborg
2009-01-12T05:34:24Z

> There are several other packages which are broken for embedded
> architectures, which I will hopefully attempt to fix by submitting patches
> upstream. But this is why we should be cautious about including new tools
> for compiling the kernel. Sam Ravnborg was correct in that a C program to do
> the work would be the proper way. But by not addressing a currently existing
> problem with an adequate replacement with something that does not exist
> currently, seems faulty.

Why are "make headers_install" such a crucial thing for your
embedded environmnet?

I would assume that if this of such improtance then there is also
someone to step up and contribute a C version of it.

Sam