Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 06/47] hw/alpha/Makefile.objs: Build objects depending on CLIPPER

[Richard Henderson]

On 08/26/2013 09:59 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> I don't understand the point of this.  There is one alpha emulation;
>> if you disable it you're left with a program that's not useful.  So
>> why the configuration for it at all?
> 
> I think this was just for consistency with other targets.  Either this
> patch can be left out completely, or the symbol can be made default on
> and unchangeable by the user.

Yeah, maybe.  I'll be interested to see the v2 cover-letter with your requested
description of what the series brings to the table.

This isn't the kernel, where non-pagable code size is a concern, so I don't see
how full configuration of machine emulations and devices is helpful.  I'd be
more inclined to go the other way, where all qemu-system-cpu images always
build in all devices (compiled once of course).

I guess I'll wait and see.


r~