Re: [PATCH 0/3] build linux-next without perl

[John Spencer]

On 02/27/2013 07:53 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 05:55:31PM +0100, John Spencer wrote:
> > Rob Landley wrote:
> > >   Before 2.6.25 building Linux never required perl. This patch series
> > removes
> > >   the requirement from basic kernel builds (tested on i686, x86_64, arm,
> > mips,
> > >   powerpc, sparc, sh4, and m68k). Now updated to 3.8-rc1.
> >
> > using this patch series since 2.6.32 in sabotage linux, it is highly
> > useful and it's about time to get it merged.
> > tested against linux 3.8, works perfectly.
>
> Why do you apply this patch serie to sabotage linux?
>
> 	Sam

it allows me to build the kernel as soon as the minimal base system is 
bootstrapped. building perl takes about as long as the whole base system 
(busybox,gcc,binutils,make) together, so having that dependency removed 
is a huge relief.

btw, bootstrap-linux [1] uses this patch series as well.

[1] https://github.com/pikhq/bootstrap-linux
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