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From: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/9] raisin: add a component to build
	qemu_traditional
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:59:24 +0100
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On 04/16/2015 11:55 AM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2015, Ian Campbell wrote:
>> On Thu, 2015-04-16 at 11:39 +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
>>> On 04/16/2015 11:25 AM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>>>> Each component is independent and there is no knowledge about versions
>>>> of one component (xen 4.5 and earlier) needing one or more versions of
>>>> another component (qemu-traditional).  The main idea was that the
>>>> versions or tags would be supplied by the user. Maybe there should be?
>>>> That would increase the complexity though.
>>>
>>> Well I thought the main idea actually was that the user just tweaks a
>>> few settings, types "./raise fullauto" and everything Just Works? :-)
>>>
>>> In which case, having a RELEASE macro (or RELEASE_DEFAULTS?) you could
>>> set to 4.5, 4.6, or unstable seems like the best interface, and which
>>> you could then override with your own branches if you wanted to, would
>>> be the best interface.
>>>
>>> That is, unless we want to have something like "git checkout
>>> release/4.5". :-)
>>
>> I had been assuming it was either that or "cp 4.5_defconfig config"
>> or ./raise 4.5_defconfig etc.
> 
> That would also work, very simple solution to the problem.

Or:

"source defconfigs/4.5" in the main config file?

 -George