Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:07:26 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-etc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.include.dist Message-ID: <19970605230726.06023@pavilion.net> In-Reply-To: <E0wZhwR-0002yw-00@rover.village.org>; from Warner Losh on Thu, Jun 05, 1997 at 01:11:23PM -0600 References: <9456.865466424@time.cdrom.com> <E0wZhwR-0002yw-00@rover.village.org>
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On Thu, Jun 05, 1997 at 01:11:23PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > I'd argue for that for other reasons. I don't want my "installed" > include files to change out from under me as I do a cvs update in my > /usr/src/sys area. This is just wrong, because that's what make > install is for. > > Some people like it, I know, but in general, for most people it is > confusing and tends to cause lots of errors. > > Oh, I tend to have /usr/src on a jaz drive, and if I unmount it, I > can't compile *ANYTHING*. I agree also (if I'm allowed to mail here.) I needed more space on one of my servers and so had to destroy /usr/src. This inadvertently removed my capability to compile a lot of things. (There was much unhappiness ;( ) Joe -- Josef Karthauser Technical Manager Email: joe@pavilion.net Pavilion Internet plc. [Tel: +44 1273 607072 Fax: +44 1273 607073]
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