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From: Momchil Velikov <velco@fadata.bg>
To: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] __linux__ and cross-compile
Date: 20 Jan 2002 17:08:38 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sn919i15.fsf@fadata.bg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.44.0201201519460.20948-100000@mimas.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.44.0201201519460.20948-100000@mimas.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de>

>>>>> "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:

Adrian> On 20 Jan 2002, Momchil Velikov wrote:
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> The following patch fixes compilation/miscompilation problems, which
>> may happend iwtg variuos cross compile configuration, wherte the
>> compiler used to compile the kernel does not necessarily define
>> __linux__. The patch replaces __linux__ with __KERNEL__, using

Adrian> Isn't this a compiler bug?

Why would it be ? I may want to cross-compile from, e.g., NetBSD with
the host compiler, or I may want compile from GNU/Linux, but with a
compiler like arm-elf-gcc, that is, generic arm cross compiler, used
for other kernels too.

>> __KERNEL_ as an indication that the source is compiled as a part of
>> ...

Adrian> This is definitely wrong in files that are not Linux-specific and that are
Adrian> used on FreeBSD (and BSDI) as well (you would know that if you'd looked at
Adrian> the files your patch changes)...

*BSD define _KERNEL, don't they ?

Regards,
-velco

  reply	other threads:[~2002-01-20 15:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-01-20 13:59 [PATCH] __linux__ and cross-compile Momchil Velikov
2002-01-20 14:23 ` Adrian Bunk
2002-01-20 15:08   ` Momchil Velikov [this message]
2002-01-20 15:17     ` Adrian Bunk
2002-01-20 16:04       ` Momchil Velikov
2002-01-20 16:15       ` David Woodhouse
2002-01-20 16:29         ` Adrian Bunk
2002-01-20 16:37           ` David Woodhouse
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-01-22  7:43 Zwane Mwaikambo

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