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Subject:	Re: autoconf and exeext behavior
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According to Keith Moore on 12/16/2005 4:12 PM:
> 
> That said, another possible solution would be to
> rip out the lines mentioned above, and replace all
> occurances of "exeext" with "EXEEXT" (the variable
> set by the autoconf-generated magic).

That sounds right to me.  Use what autoconf has already provided, then you
won't have to do platform-specific hacks that miss specific platforms like
cygwin.

> 
> I'll try to get the "most correct" solution pushed
> upstream.

If you ask me, the "most correct" solution is to have upstream use EXEEXT
consistently.

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