On 29 May 2000, david parsons wrote:
> In article <linux.kernel.20000529010106.A21839@home.ds9a.nl>,
> bert hubert <ahu@ds9a.nl> wrote:
> >On Fri, May 26, 2000 at 08:37:04PM -0700, david parsons wrote:
> >
> >> The whoops-time-to-fork-the-linux-kernel showstopper for me is that
> >> the reference implementation of this new configuration language is
> >> written in Python, and, given the fluidity of linux kernel
> >
> >That's not even funny.
>
> It's not funny. If the kernel ceases to be buildable, *I can't use it*
The Python code can be "frozen" into C, so you only need Python if you
modify the Python source - a bit like autoconf. If you are trying to build
a kernel without access to a C compiler, good luck to you - otherwise,
what's the problem?
James.
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