Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:08:46 -0800 (PST) From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@ref.tfs.com> To: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: current@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: TRUE and FALSE Message-ID: <199502230008.QAA06222@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199502230008.RAA16127@trout.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 22, 95 05:08:06 pm
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> > > At what gain are we doing this? I believe it's a noble gain to have the > > > source tree compile w/out reference to /usr/include, but what does it > > > gain us? The only thing I can see where it's a big deal is building a > > > brand-new $(DESTDIR) tree. Other than that, most of the time I *want* > > > to use the files in /usr/include and NOT those in /usr/src (speaking as > > > a user-land kind of guy). > > > > "The only thing..." > > > > You are elected to release eng for 2.2 if you want to ... :-) > > chroot is your friend. ;) Yes, sure, but it's only a workaround. The fundamental problem is that the source-tree should be self-contained. Just think about the benefit of a "make world" which will not hose your c-compiler if the c-compiler source is sick... -- Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@login.dknet.dk> TRW Financial Systems, Inc. I am Pentium Of Borg. Division is Futile. You WILL be approximated.
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