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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory


From: Tom Lord
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: {arch} directory
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:18:20 -0700 (PDT)


    > From: Dustin Sallings <address@hidden>

    >   Your message does a very good job of illustrating why it would be 
    > difficult to migrate from the current model to a variable model, 

And why having a variable model is a bad idea.

    >   Personally, I don't think there's a problem having this hard-coded 
    > path.  I realize I'm a bit late, bit I'm questioning the choice.  The 
    > current choice has side-effects that are not at all related to its 
    > purpose.  Using a hidden name would make some of these side-effects go 
    > away.

And would introduces other side-effects.  You push in here and it pops
out there.

I really don't think you should underestimate the "visibility"
argument until you gain some experience working heavily with
multi-project trees.

-t




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