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Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:00:53 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: <sys/config.h>
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Hello.

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
[snip]
> While moving to the configure script might be a Good Thing, it also
> has some downsides (apart of the obvious one: the need to invest the
> effort to make configure run on DJGPP platforms).

That's true of most of the GNU tools, though.

> The most important consideration is that Emacs is one of the few ``basic
> tools'' (which include Make) that could benefit from the fact that you
> don't need too many non-standard tools, let alone a fully operational
> DJGPP installation, to build them.
[snip]

OK, thanks for the explanation. Does make use <sys/config.h> too? Are there
any other programs that use <sys/config.h>?

Thanks, bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]