Re: [MiNT] trunk-09082010 file structure / content

[Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>]

On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 23:13 +0200, Miro Kropacek wrote:
> > processor in mind. Currently the XDD, XFS's and XIF's are compiled for
> > 68000 and are not optimal for other CPU's.
> It isn't as simple as that. Many drivers (esp. network ones) are made
> for one specific CPU / machine type -- typically, EtherNAT doesn't
> need anything but 060, some Riebl cards have separate versions for ST,
> STE and TT, so they manage CPU flags on their own, maybe even contains
> inline asm for each CPU.

I realize it isn't as simple, but the concept should work.

> > Then "make install" would prepare everything for that target CPU, then
> > we re-run the build with another CPU to generate another tarball etc,
> > etc, etc.
> Why not. Personally I always tweak KERNELDEFS and XAAESDEFS to disable
> all CPUs but 060 (CT60) and ARA (Aranym) as I really don't need the
> others. Question is, if we wont make life harder to power users /
> developers who like to test multiple configurations -- i.e. they do
> 'cvs up' and want to build all desired kernels at once (like my
> example with CT60 and Aranym).

Then they just build multiple times if the developer wants to test
multiple machines. The build already does it multiple times over
anyway. 

Alan.