Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 11:16:41 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: scrappy@hub.org (Marc G. Fournier) Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Makefile change... Message-ID: <199511261916.LAA26054@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951126030428.1306A-100000@hub.org> from "Marc G. Fournier" at Nov 26, 95 03:08:57 am
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> Hi...
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> Since I don't quite think of this as a send-pr problem
> report (yes, I've sent one in that way, sorry...), and I don't really
> know of any better place to send it, could someone who "has the power"
> sutff this into *-current's /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin?
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> Its a modified Makefile that actually checks to see if part
> of the source tree is even installed before trying to make it. for
> instance, I don't have awk, since I don't want make world to install
> over the one I already have. Same as tar and cc.
>
> None of the Makefiles, except for /usr/src/Makefile, does
> any checking on this.
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> Also...is there a better place to send this so that it doesn't
> go out to the list as a whole?
I would suggest you do what I do in these cases:
1) cp Makefile makefile
2) vi makefile # change to my hearts content
3) learn about make's ability to do for loops
4) Keep a close eye on changes to src/gnu/usr.bin/Makefile that
you may need to bring into your _local_ makefile.
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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