Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:57:40 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: Benno Rice <benno@FreeBSD.org>, Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Patch to teach config(8) about "platforms". Message-ID: <20030130045740.GC5754@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20030129074647.GD1715@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20030128182013.A13422@FreeBSD.org> <20030129025124.GG1016@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030128190158.A15778@FreeBSD.org> <20030129044548.GI1016@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030128205737.A22274@FreeBSD.org> <20030129051853.GJ1016@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <1043819769.648.52.camel@localhost> <20030129062558.GB1715@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <1043821970.648.60.camel@localhost> <20030129074647.GD1715@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net>
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 11:46:47PM -0800, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> I would not introduce a <platform/foo.h>, but rather
> <machine/${variant}/foo.h>. The reason for this is that the
> /usr/include/platform directory is only needed on powerpc and mips,
> which seems to indicate that it should be under <machine>. Also,
> the use of machine/${variant} allows us to install the headers for
> all variants, which may improve cross-building.
This is a very nice way of adding the complexity when it is needed, but
not getting in the way of those cases where it isn't needed.
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