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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: libcompat proposition 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:52:05 -0400."
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On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 12:52:05 -0400, "Brian F. Feldman" wrote:

> Direct veto by core member (Jordan) prevents this. I really think it
> should be in libcompat, the more I consider every option.

Regardless of what Jordan says, you should do your best to put it where
most other folks put it. Otherwise, you'll end up with source that
expects it in one library while FreeBSD is a special case for which you
need to link against another.

Just look at Linux with their libnet. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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