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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:28:02 -0500
From: Charles Wilson <cygwin AT cwilson DOT fastmail DOT fm>
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Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> Note that there are a couple of patches to the generic build script
> floating around in the cygwin-apps archives.  Also, it might pay to look
> at the sources of a bunch of Cygwin packages that use the generic build
> script, and compare/extract the good bits/parameterize the differences.
> I'm sure people (read: package maintainers) will appreciate a new release
> of the generic build script, and it will also make it easier to eventually
> switch to an RPM/dpkg-like model.

Request: can somebody else with commit access please look into this (I 
have a hunch that folks are waiting for _me_ to do this...)  I've been 
dutifully archiving the various posted patches but I just can't find any 
extra time to sift out the wheat from the chaff.  Job/Personal/RealLife 
is intruding heavily just now...

--
Chuck


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