[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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