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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 05:44:41 -0800
From: Dann Lunsford <dann@greycat.com>
To: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net>
Cc: ports@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: possible bug with 'make readmes'
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References: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0010280859310.1326-100000@blues.jpj.net> <39FA428A.19C0EAF3@ipass.net> <Pine.BSI.4.21.0010280859310.1326-100000@blues.jpj.net> <20001028104607.A10335@greycat.com> <4.3.2.20001031050743.00bab9c0@207.227.119.2>
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 05:54:29AM -0600, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote:
> At 10:46 AM 10/28/00 -0700, Dann Lunsford wrote:
  <snip> 
> 
> >XXTMPDIR += x11-wm
> >
> >.for dir in ${XXTMPDIR}
> >.if exists(${dir})
> >SUBDIR += ${dir}
> >.endif
> >.endfor
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Rather than change all those lines, even with sed as your friend, why not 
> just use:
> 
> .for dir in ${SUBDIR}
> .if exists(${dir})
> SUBDIR_EXISTS += ${dir}
> .endif
> .endfor
> SUBDIR = ${SUBDIR_EXISTS}
> 
You're right, that is better.  Now, where did I put that excuse 
file?  Oh yeah, here's one:  "Not enough coffee that day." :-) 
Thanks.    

-- 
Dann Lunsford       The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
dann@greycat.com    is that men of good will do nothing.  --  Cicero


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