[PATCH v2 modular 3/3] build.sh: comment the supported systems and how they are detected

Gaetan Nadon memsize at videotron.ca
Mon Jan 3 18:40:27 PST 2011


On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 00:31 +0100, Mark Kettenis wrote:

> > Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:08:11 -0500
> > 
> > For many, build.sh is the first encounter to X.Org or even UNIX
> code.
> > This comment should help them understand why certain packages cannot
> be
> > built on thier system.
> 
> Sorry, but I think this list is incomplete, and the descriptions
> inconsistent and perhaps even wrong.  I think you're better off not
> taking on the burden of maintaining it.  People who don't know what
> these terms mean and don't know how to use google don't really have a
> chance of building Xorg from source.
> 
> 

I suspected it could turn out to be the case, I am not surprised. 
I appreciate very much all the efforts put it by the reviewers which
will be put to good use in future work.

Gaetan
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