Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:24:43 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, rink@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Comments on pmake diffs for building on Linux Message-ID: <20080306042443.GA71267@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <20080305.130217.-957834918.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20080304081730.GA90914@kobe.laptop> <20080304095815.GD72911@rink.nu> <20080304174045.GB90931@dragon.NUXI.org> <20080305.130217.-957834918.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 01:02:17PM -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <20080304174045.GB90931@dragon.NUXI.org> > "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> writes: > : On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:58:15AM +0100, Rink Springer wrote: > : > On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:17:30AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > : > > Solaris lacks TAILQ_xxx stuff too, so I would prefer something like > : > > "bsdcompat.h" or similar. > : > > : > Seconded - "linux.h" is far too generic. I must say I like the idea > : > of being able to build *BSD on Linux machines! > : > : Why? What are you going to do with it? Presumable install it > : somewhere, where? > : > : Will the differences in the end result of what is built worth the risk, > : vs. installing VMware player and building FreeBSD on FreeBSD on Linux? > > The end result will be the ability to build FreeBSD on a Linux host. > VMware players aren't an option, and will not be contemplated as an > acceptable solution. The overhead is too high, especially when > explaining to people what needs to be done to deploy. I think you're wrong about the overhead is too high... - but the proof will be in the pudding. With installing VMware player and building FreeBSD on FreeBSD - all the 10,000's of docs explaining to users how to build will be valid. With this cross build these docs will be wrong - folks will be much more on their own. Beyond the docs - I think you underestimate the amount of work getting all the cross-tools built and installed will be. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon? Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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