How to Build a ROM so it displays your name

[boggsie]

Let me start off by stating, for the record, that I consider myself a short order cook - at best.

Chef - hardly
Cook - give me a break

The only thing I can do reliably is fill in check-boxes and click green buttons. Everything else has a level of uncertainty associated with it.

Originally Posted by gguruusa

Truth be told, there should only be one kitchen base per build, which everyone should works from.

My perception (not working knowledge, see context above) after following some of the threads; specifically the (Ameet, bepe, ervius, htctouchp) XIP porting thread over at XDA, is that there, at times, seem to be advantages to tailoring a base for a particular device. So, for the sake of gaining knowledge, not argument, can an XIP be stripped down, rebuilt or optimized to the point that it might be device-specific?

Originally Posted by gguruusa

Why people want to reinvent the wheel is beyond me.

Well, that's as much a part of human nature as anything ...

Best regards,
-boggsie