Understanding linux feature distribution
Christian Dietrich, Reinhard Tartler, Wolfgang Schröder-Preikshat, Daniel Lohmann · 2012
Managing variability is hard. This applies both to feature modeling itself as well as the maintenance of the corresponding feature implementations which poses additional challenges. Especially in embedded systems and system software that are developed using the tools CPP, GCC and MAKE, feature realizations happen on different levels of abstractions, concepts and implementation languages.