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RE: 226 F May 26 Yoshinori K. Okuji ( 25) [ configure host and target
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Harley D. Eades III |
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RE: 226 F May 26 Yoshinori K. Okuji ( 25) [ configure host and target |
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27 May 2006 17:59:19 -0500 |
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> According to a suggestion by an autoconf developer, I think we should change
> the build system in this way:
>
> - Use "host" to represent an environment in which utilities (tools) run. This
> is a natural interpretation of the meaning of "host" in autoconf.
>
> - Use "target" to represent a native environment in which the grub kernel and
> modules run. This is not very natural, but a bit easier to understand.
>
> - Use CPPFLAGS, CFLAGS, LDFLAGS, etc. for the "host". This is more intuitive.
>
> - Use TARGET_CPPFLAGS, TARGET_CFLAGS, etc. for the "target". Usually, the
> user
> does not need to tweak these flags manually, so they are not necessary to be
> very intuitive.
>
> If there is no objection, I will work on this issue very soon.
I like this design, it makes the build system a lot easier to
understand. It will also make porting to other OS's less painful. :)
Nice job.
Harley
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