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Date:      Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:27:44 -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:  <199502230027.QAA06370@ref.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: <199502230023.RAA16248@trout.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 22, 95 05:23:23 pm

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> > 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...
> 
> And just where am I going to install the new tools?  This assumes that I
> have room for 2 completely independant 'systems' on the same box.  This
> is very rarely the case for most folks.  And for those that do have the
> room for both, an chroot tree works *almost* as good as doesn't cause a
> lot of un-ncessary headache for the common case.

Nate, a chroot tree has exactly the same size as one made using proper
application of the $DESTDIR.  Thinks about it...

-- 
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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