From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Nov 9 19:05:12 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id TAA26894 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 19:05:12 -0800 Received: from lobster.dataplex.net ([199.183.109.243]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id TAA26878 ; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 19:04:58 -0800 Received: from [199.183.109.242] (COD.DATAPLEX.NET [199.183.109.242]) by lobster.dataplex.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA05116; Thu, 9 Nov 1995 21:04:30 -0600 X-Sender: rkw@shark.dataplex.net Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 21:04:31 -0600 To: Terry Lambert From: rkw@dataplex.net (Richard Wackerbarth) Subject: Re: config, other kernel build tools Cc: current@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk At 8:40 PM 11/9/95, Terry Lambert wrote: >Like putting them in a "tools" dir at the same level as the kern and >compile and arch specific directories. I certainly have no problem with that location in src/ Now I'll throw in the "ringer". gcc and make are also "tools". >> Otherwise the proper compilation of the tool for the purpose of the >> particular build must be used. > >Right. But I can't use it because using it entails murdering the one >for the current system (ie: installing it). That's because the present make system is EVIL, CORRUPT, and should be ERATICATED. Anybody who builds on top of the running system is like the proverbial guy out on the limb with saw in hand sawing between himself and the trunk. ---- Richard Wackerbarth rkw@dataplex.net