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From: Peter Childs <pjchilds@imforei.apana.org.au>
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Subject: Re: top 3.3 nit
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In article <199607140603.AAA08092@rover.village.org> you wrote:
: If you have . in your path, then make install will fail for the top
: port in -current.

 If you have . in your path, and are running "make install" (so i
 guess your root) then your asking for trouble.

 Its pretty much accepted that root shouldn't have . in its path.

 Peter

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