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Re: Documentation chapter: The GNU build system?
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: Documentation chapter: The GNU build system? |
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20 Apr 2001 19:19:30 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Steven" == Steven G Johnson <address@hidden> writes:
Steven> Is anyone working on this section of the manual?
I planned to write it several times, but never made it. Good material
is to be found in
http://www.amath.washington.edu/~lf/tutorials/autoconf/
Steven> As far as I can see, the main task should just be to explain
Steven> what the other tools are, why it is good idea to use them
Steven> together, and point the user to the appropriate places for
Steven> more information. More than a page or so shouldn't be
Steven> necessary.
Agreed. And maybe rearrange its relationship with the introduction
which does part of the job.
Steven> As a starter, here's a fix for the introduction, which
Steven> erroneously implies that all things are being folded into
Steven> Autoconf.
Thanks, please go ahead.