Re: Proposal: Linux "hit-list"

Ulrich Windl (Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de)
Wed, 21 Feb 1996 08:11:33 +0100


On 19 Feb 96 at 19:29, Mike Castle wrote:

> Amazingly enough Craig Schlenter said:
> > Perhaps if the kernel make procedure popped up a notice about the
> > existance of the file and then refused to continue until the user typed
> > yes or something it would help. Of course the 'yes' thing could be
> > bypassed by setting a flag in the makefile so that it would be a first
> > time only situation ...
>
> .hitlist: Documentation/hit-list
> echo Please be sure to read Documentation/hit-list for info
> echo on recent necessary software updates.
> echo Hit ENTER to continue building kernel.
> <some fancy command to wait for key hit>
> touch .hitlist
>

Obviously the obove should be a rule for make(1) that is invoked when
doing a "make config"(?), "make dep"(?), or "make zImage"(?).
Why didn't you provide a real patch. Before flaming me for this
unfriendly comment, keep in mind that I also didn't supply any patch
when suggesting the hit-list.

>
> Should notify you everytime, right?
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