Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/5] build: Export configure variables to hypervisor build

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 29.02.12 at 16:01, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, please. (I realize that Keir applied the patch here already, but
> I really consider it wrong to require a configure step before building
> Xen, unless the configure step is exhaustive, i.e. covers everything
> that can be controlled, and interactive, like for the Linux kernel. Nor

Even more so for cross builds: On a 32-bit host, there is no point in
building 64-bit tools, yet building a 64-bit hypervisor is rather useful.
So the current situation iiuc would make it necessary that I run a
tools side configure first, and only then the hypervisor build.

Jan

> do I understand what stuff like {PRE,AP}PEND_{INCLUDES,LIB} is
> needed for in config/Xen.mk. And finally, with .config being included
> [almost] first thing in Config.mk, overriding its settings [like debug] in
> config/Xen.mk seems wrong to me too. Or did I miss an announcement
> of .config no longer being supported, in which I'd need a hint how to
> replace certain settings I've been doing there so far? All in all, Keir,
> you may read this as a request to revert that patch.)



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