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Re: i386-gnu OSKit (Was: something funny about...)
Alan Grimes <alangrimes@starpower.net> writes:
> Get rid of automake completely, and do things the Right Way(tm).
I take it you don't understand autoconf and automake. The use of the
automake program can be debated, but the kludge you object to has
*nothing* to do with automake.
> Adding a kludge for each OS is __WRONG__ to the point of being
> diabolicly evil. "You are not permitted to run platforms we don't
> approve of, including the OS this kit is supposed to help you make."
I see no evil with adding workarounds for bugs in various OS:es. I
also see no evil in taking advantage of features that are available
only on some systems, and disabling features at configure time on
systems where they can't easily be implemented.
I do find it annoying, though, if configure aborts because it thinks
your operating system isn't supported. Say if I want to hack some
non-system-dependent part of glibc (like its documentation), then I
still have to do it on a system that glibc supports. If I try to
unpack it on, say, Solaris, configure refuses to create any makefiles.
> I hate GNU software. =\
Then why are you reading or posting to debian-hurd?
/Niels
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