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Re: choice of file system build-dir can change how coreutils works


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: choice of file system build-dir can change how coreutils works
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:07:07 -0800
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"James Youngman" <address@hidden> writes:

> Yes, you can't assume that O_NOFOLLOW is available as a feature just
> because the build system defined it.

All the examples you give are cases where the build system is later
than the host system.  In general coreutils and gnulib don't support
building on a newer system than you intend to run on, as there are too
many things that can go wrong.




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