Re: Organize Linux Kernel Distribution by Architecture

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:32:10 +0100 (BST)


> This is a follow-up to the suggestions made here before
> that Linus organize the Linux kernel distributions by a
> hierarchy that represents architecture-dependency. Thus,
> we can select only the architecture(s) we need when the
> kernel is untarred.

It is:

include/asm-[xxx]
arch/[xxx]

There are problems with seperating drivers apart. We dont want to
split the master tar file as we often need to see changes for other
ports to avoid accidents, or to change all ports for a new function
parameter. Nobody stops end users getting a full tree and splitting
copies out for friends or for ftp.