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["Jeremy Blosser (emrys)" <jblosser-smgl AT firinn.org>]

On Nov 08, Seth Alan Woolley [seth AT positivism.org] wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 10:55:53AM +1300, Belxjander Serechai wrote:
> > Why not a "PROVIDES KERNEL" with selection of kernel spells from
> >   kernel
> >   xen-kernel
> >   guru-kernel
> >   ...?
> 
> Because that's now how we do things.  That's what CONFIGURE is for.
> 
> PROVIDES is for things that are distinct.

We offer distinct kernel and xen-kernel spells right now.  One thing on my
list is to get xen-kernel folded back into the regular linux spell; the new
expert kernel option may make that easier, I haven't gotten to it yet.

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