# HG changeset patch # User "Yann E. MORIN" # Date 1260741216 -3600 # Node ID 19ee61f81c72759cbb75279ecd0220be4f8d6633 # Parent 2e4f5f564362439ced683c2c507e4a1b324ac10a libc/glibc: move some options around diff -r 2e4f5f564362 -r 19ee61f81c72 config/libc/glibc.in --- a/config/libc/glibc.in Mon Jan 11 22:47:58 2010 +0100 +++ b/config/libc/glibc.in Sun Dec 13 22:53:36 2009 +0100 @@ -10,6 +10,34 @@ choice bool + prompt "Retrieval method" + default LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL + +config LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL + bool + prompt "Released tarball" + help + Until end of Februrary 2009, there was no tarball for glibc releases + 2.8 and later. This was intentional. + + Then, all of a sudden, tarballs for those releases have appeared at the + traditional download place (ftp.gnu.org). + + Some of the glibc people argue that fixes are committed to the maintenance + branch, and thus it is the best plac e to retrieve the glibc from. + On the other hand, it might be preferable to always generate a toolchain + using a known code-base, so the toolchain can be reproducible. + + For version prior to 2.8, tarballs were readily available. + + If you want your toolchain to really be reproducible, say 'Y' here. + If you can live with a moving code-base, look at the other choice + entries, below. + +endchoice + +choice + bool prompt "glibc version" # Don't remove next line # CT_INSERT_VERSION_BELOW @@ -85,31 +113,3 @@ default "2.5.1" if LIBC_V_2_5_1 default "2.5" if LIBC_V_2_5 default "2.3.6" if LIBC_V_2_3_6 - -choice - bool - prompt "Retrieval method" - default LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL - -config LIBC_GLIBC_TARBALL - bool - prompt "Released tarball" - help - Until end of Februrary 2009, there was no tarball for glibc releases - 2.8 and later. This was intentional. - - Then, all of a sudden, tarballs for those releases have appeared at the - traditional download place (ftp.gnu.org). - - Some of the glibc people argue that fixes are committed to the maintenance - branch, and thus it is the best plac e to retrieve the glibc from. - On the other hand, it might be preferable to always generate a toolchain - using a known code-base, so the toolchain can be reproducible. - - For version prior to 2.8, tarballs were readily available. - - If you want your toolchain to really be reproducible, say 'Y' here. - If you can live with a moving code-base, look at the other choice - entries, below. - -endchoice