From: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 1/1] Fix 8313ERDB board configuration
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080515224136.7AC022487F@gemini.denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:08 CDT." <482CB880.6050300@freescale.com>
In message <482CB880.6050300@freescale.com> you wrote:
>
> I understand your argument, but it's rather disingenuous when you allow this
> code to exist:
"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because
that would also stop you from doing clever things." - Doug Gwyn
> If you get rid of this block, you'll solve the problem for all boards, instead
> of nagging people who post patches for unrelated bugs.
There are a few cases where exactly this is needed. The fact that
some feature exists does not mean that you should use it without
careful consideration of the effects and side-effects.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-05-15 22:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-05-15 20:26 [U-Boot-Users] [PATCH 1/1] Fix 8313ERDB board configuration York Sun
2008-05-15 20:50 ` Ben Warren
2008-05-15 21:21 ` York Sun
2008-05-15 22:11 ` Ben Warren
2008-05-15 22:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-05-15 22:26 ` Timur Tabi
2008-05-15 22:41 ` Wolfgang Denk [this message]
2008-05-15 22:43 ` Timur Tabi
2008-05-15 23:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-05-15 23:10 ` Timur Tabi
2008-05-16 0:25 ` Ben Warren
2008-05-19 21:01 ` Wolfgang Denk
2008-05-19 21:04 ` Wolfgang Denk
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