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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:57:40 -0800
From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
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Subject: Re: Patch to teach config(8) about "platforms".
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 11:46:47PM -0800, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> I would not introduce a <platform/foo.h>, but rather
> <machine/${variant}/foo.h>. The reason for this is that the
> /usr/include/platform directory is only needed on powerpc and mips,
> which seems to indicate that it should be under <machine>. Also,
> the use of machine/${variant} allows us to install the headers for
> all variants, which may improve cross-building.

This is a very nice way of adding the complexity when it is needed, but
not getting in the way of those cases where it isn't needed.

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