[U-Boot] [PATCH 1/2] net: Sort Makefile labels

Ben Warren biggerbadderben at gmail.com
Tue Feb 10 16:16:24 CET 2009


On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:09 AM, Michal Simek <monstr at monstr.eu> wrote:

> Dear Wolfgang,
>
> > Dear Michal Simek,
> >
> > In message <49913792.9060008 at monstr.eu> you wrote:
> >>>>>  COBJS-$(CONFIG_DRIVER_3C589) += 3c589.o
> >>>>> +COBJS-$(CONFIG_PPC4xx_EMAC) += 4xx_enet.o
> >>>>>  COBJS-$(CONFIG_DRIVER_AX88180) += ax88180.o
> >>>>>
> >>>> What makes you think that CONFIG_PPC4xx_EMAC has a good place between
> >>>> CONFIG_DRIVER_3C589 and CONFIG_DRIVER_AX88180?
> >> From my point of view make me more sense to rename 4xx_enec.c file to
> correspond
> >> with driver name. I mean if the config is CONFIG_PPC4xx_EMAC the
> filename should
> >> be ppc4xx_emac.c or in second case CONFIG_4XX_ENET for current
> 4xx_enet.c file.
> >> From these two choices I like the first one.
> >
> > Well, that's IMO for the PPC4xx custodian to decide.
> >
> > Stefan, what do you think?
> >
> >> I would like to describe what happen. I sent to mailing list two
> patches. One
> >> with Makefile sort and second with LL_TEMAC. First patch just sort some
> labels
> >> in drivers/net/Makefile. Wolfgang sent that he don't like it and he
> reject this
> >> patch. I haven't wanted to sort any Makefile labels I just wanted to add
> >> LL_TEMAC driver. Makefile sort was not my point.
> >
> > I'm aware of this. But this is how contributing to U-Boot works : you
> > just want to add a tiny  piece  of  code  here,  and  you  will  find
> > yourself  involved  in some bigger cleanup all over the place. That's
> > what happens to me all day, and to many others,  so  please  help  to
> > carry that burdon.  Thanks.
>
> Yes I know that's why I sent sort Makefile patch in that pack.
>
> Regards,
> Michal
>
>
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Wolfgang Denk
> >
>
>
> --
> Michal Simek, Ing. (M.Eng)
> w: www.monstr.eu p: +42-0-721842854
>
OK, I'll send a clean up patch later today or tonight.

regards,
Ben


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