Re: [PATCH 0/11 v3] enable "make ARCH=x86"

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

Brian Gerst wrote:
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > > This is the patch that get rid of ARCH=i386 and ARCH=x86_64
> > > and introduce ARCH=x86.
> > > It touches several files but the changes are all one or two-liners.
> > >
> > >       x86: drop backward compatibility symlinks to i386/boot and
> > > x86_64/boot
> > >       kbuild: sanity check the specified arch
> >
> > IMO it negatives impacts the workflow when you -remove- the ability to
> > set 32/64-bit on the make command line.
> >
> > Building and testing for both architectures now requires the additional
> > step of editing .config, which is a clear workflow negative impact at
> > least for me.
> >
> > I switch between other cross-compiled arches (alpha, usually) on the
> > makefile command line
> >
> > Yes, I know other 32/64-bit arches require .config editing.  That
> > doesn't change the basic fact that this is a workflow regression.
> >
> >     Jeff
>
> You can use:
>
> make i386_defconfig
> make x86_64_defconfig

Does that work for alpha too?


> In any other case you'd be editing the .config anyways.

No, that's a logic rathole down which I will not follow :)

You can make any argument along those lines command line usage is really 
an art, not a science.  Its a user interface, and that involves human 
taste rather than logic.

I've been bouncing between architectures using ARCH= for years, and my 
fingers and brain have been trained.  It's just disappointing and a pain 
to change this nice user interface that has served so well for years.

This is /not/ a cleanup, it's a user interface change.

	Jeff



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