Re: Announcing CML2, a replacement for the kbuild system

From: Jonathan Walther (krooger@debian.org)
Date: Fri May 26 2000 - 20:15:25 EDT

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    bash-2.03$ python
    Python 1.5.2 [GCC 2.95.2 19991024 (release)] on openbsd2
    Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
    >>>print "lex and yacc were invented for a reason."
    lex and yacc were invented for a reason.
    >>>^D
    bash-2.03$

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    really understand it till it makes you cry.

    On Wed, 24 May 2000, Alex Buell wrote:

    > On Wed, 24 May 2000, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
    >
    > > Even if this weren't true, we'd be trading dependencies and not adding
    > > one. The Perl stuff in the scripts directory will go away shortly
    > > (that is, assuming that Linus approves the CML1->CML2 change). This
    > > would be a net gain in kernel autonomy, as Perl *can't* be compiled
    > > away.
    >
    > I'm not entirely convinced that it is desirable to have to install yet
    > another scripting language just to run CML2.
    >
    > Why not write a C program to interpret CML2? - I assume that if you have
    > the kernel sources, you already have a C compiler around. That at least,
    > is the minimum one should aim for.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Alex
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