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In article <3285BC54-05D8-41DB-88FE-BAD681A3E45B@bsdimp.com>, Warner
Losh writes:

>Does anybody recall why we have @ symlink in our module builds?

Back in the mists of ancient time, it was a way to allow easy
relocation of kernel builds -- that way, there was only one symlink to
change rather than two (or perhaps even more).

I'm reasonably convinced it's my fault, anyway.  Forgive me: I was
still young then.

-GAWollman