[Buildroot] [PATCH] busybox: rename patches as per the new standard and update 1.21.0 mdev
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at uclibc.org
Wed Apr 24 06:11:01 UTC 2013
>>>>> "Gustavo" == Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo at zacarias.com.ar> writes:
Hi,
Gustavo> The problem with downloading busybox patches directly is that
Gustavo> upstream kind of sucks regarding naming and updates. For
Gustavo> instance the mdev patch changed without being reflected in the
Gustavo> filename, and so did other patches in the past. This could
Gustavo> cause unexpected behaviour depending on which patch each user
Gustavo> got, specially when they're being early adopters of new
Gustavo> versions and using a common download directory. Telling
Gustavo> people to "remove your patches to force a new download and try
Gustavo> again" would just be adding unnecessary noise/bugs.
Indeed. I think the only sane option is to bundle the busybox patches in
BR until upstream changes their ways.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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