Re: [PATCH 4 of 6] libc: Add CUSTOM version and CUSTOM_LOCATION config options and GetCustom

["Yann E. MORIN" <yann dot morin dot 1998 at free dot fr>]

David, Bryan, All,

On Wednesday 10 October 2012 08:07:57 David Holsgrove wrote:
> libc: Add CUSTOM version and CUSTOM_LOCATION config options and GetCustom

Don't forget your SoB.

[--SNIP--]
> diff -r 7748cfa41663 -r e3e4a439914d config/libc/glibc.in
> --- a/config/libc/glibc.in	Wed Oct 10 15:44:14 2012 +1000
> +++ b/config/libc/glibc.in	Wed Oct 10 15:44:14 2012 +1000
> @@ -9,34 +9,6 @@
>  
>  choice
>      bool
> -    prompt "Retrieval method"
> -    default LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL
> -
> -config LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL
> -    bool
> -    prompt "Released tarball"
> -    help
> -      Until end of Februrary 2009, there was no tarball for glibc releases
> -      2.8 and later. This was intentional.
> -      
> -      Then, all of a sudden, tarballs for those releases have appeared at the
> -      traditional download place (ftp.gnu.org).
> -      
> -      Some of the glibc people argue that fixes are committed to the maintenance
> -      branch, and thus it is the best plac e to retrieve the glibc from.
> -      On the other hand, it might be preferable to always generate a toolchain
> -      using a known code-base, so the toolchain can be reproducible.
> -      
> -      For version prior to 2.8, tarballs were readily available.
> -      
> -      If you want your toolchain to really be reproducible, say 'Y' here.
> -      If you can live with a moving code-base, look at the other choice
> -      entries, below.
> -
> -endchoice

While you are at it, would you also provide a (separate) patch that jsut
get rid of this choice entry, it's been unused sine January 2010...

Also, you /forgot/ about uClibc.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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