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Re: 1.8 and mkdir_p
- From: Bruno Haible <bruno at clisp dot org>
- To: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen at simple dot dallas dot tx dot us>,Scott James Remnant <scott at netsplit dot com>
- Cc: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl at src dot lip6 dot fr>, Harlan Stenn <hstenn at cisco dot com>,automake at gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:48:39 +0100
- Subject: Re: 1.8 and mkdir_p
- References: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0401132236420.29988-100000@scooby.simplesystems.org>
Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> One handy use when building for multiple architectures is to use
> config.guess to supply part of the build directory name so that it is
> very easy to manage heterogeneous builds within one file system.
Agreed. That's a use of the distribution name and version that won't cause
a lot of problem to someone who creates a new distribution.
> It is way to late to even think about changing things now.
Well, you can create and maintain a 'config.linuxdistro' on your own...
Bruno