[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] Deprecate the Alpha, IA64, Sparc and Sparc64 support

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Hi Sam,

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:10:08 +0200
Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org> wrote:

> I received a SPARC based evaluation board recently:
> 
> http://www.gaisler.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=
> 
> Today their Linux support is based on snapgear.
> I looked at more up-to-date alternatives and actually decided
> to go with buildroot (I only considered OpenEmbedded and buildroot).
> 
> But I have made no progress so far (some kconfig stuff to do first).
> 
> Could we hold on with the removal of sparc for the rest of the year?
> I will see if I can get something running.

Yes, sure. Will resend a version that only deprecates Alpha, IA64 and
Sparc64. Don't hesitate to sent patches improving/fixing our Sparc
support for these kind of boards.

Thanks,

Thomas
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