For if you have multiple kernel trees.

Rogier Wolff (R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl)
Sun, 15 Jun 1997 23:16:40 +0200 (MET DST)


Hi,

If you have multiple kernel trees next to each other, many files are
still the same, even though the trees may be of wildly different
versions.

The attached program allows you to search for files that are identical
and hardlink them together.

I no longer delete the objects from the trees I don't use, and I can
still store about twice as many kernels on my "kernel sources"
partition.... :-)

Regards,

Roger Wolff.

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