Is this issue deeper than just #defines being #ifdef'd and stuff around
throughout the kernel? I assume that SMP is the worst one, because it
touches everything... so as long as all of the files that use it are
dependant on the config/smp.h file, if that setting changes... they should
all be rebuilt. If the user knows stuff the system doesn't... then that's
broken and we should teach it??
-Chris
On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > I will be rewriting the entire Makefile system for 2.5 and the removal
> > of make dep/clean is one of my goals. The functionality is still
> > needed but I want to make it automatic, i.e. have the rules decide it
> > is needed instead of relying on the user.
>
> The user often knows things the system doesnt. At the moment it should be
> automatic but doesnt quite work out for some module related symbolver
> stuff
>
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