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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/bcc - Imported sources
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>Ugh, more moving stuff into /src?
>Why does everyone hate /ports?

For bcc it's because some people want to compile the boot blocks with it.
It would then be a fundamental part of the system.  I don't want that.
However, depending on a DOS compiler to compile the DOS boot blocks is
worse.  The DOS boot blocks aren't a fundamental part of the system but
they would make many installation problems easier to handle.

Bruce