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Date:      Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:01:32 -0400
From:      Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net>
To:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@iafrica.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: UPDATING needs updating
Message-ID:  <19990408220132.A12977@netmonger.net>
In-Reply-To: <63587.923622867@axl.noc.iafrica.com>; from Sheldon Hearn on Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 03:54:27AM %2B0200
References:  <19990408142419.A24545@netmonger.net> <63587.923622867@axl.noc.iafrica.com>

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On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 03:54:27AM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 08 Apr 1999 14:24:19 -0400, Christopher Masto wrote:
> 
> > Mightn't it be a good idea to mention the egcs move in /usr/src/UPDATING?
> 
> Now that both bootstrapping and -j8 seem to be working, it wouldn't be
> very useful.

Not very useful to tell people about the first major compiler change
in years?  It may not break "make world", but it certainly breaks
things like C++ library compatability and a large part of the ports
collection.

Suprises should be documented.  -current users should be reading -current,
but that doesn't mean someone might not join after the egcs discussion.
-- 
Christopher Masto         Senior Network Monkey      NetMonger Communications
chris@netmonger.net        info@netmonger.net        http://www.netmonger.net

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