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Date:      Wed, 5 May 1999 09:12:01 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
Cc:        cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, dfr@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/contrib/gdb FREEBSD-Xlist install-sh install.sh ltconfig ltmain.sh missing mkinstalldirs move-if-change mpw-README mpw-build.in mpw-config.in mpw-configure mpw-install symlink-tree ylwrap
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905050911140.411-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <199905050247.MAA26780@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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On Wed, 5 May 1999, Bruce Evans wrote:

> >> >  GC some unused files from gdb and add them to the exclude list for future
> >> >  imports.
> >> 
> >> At least move-if-change is used by `configure', but `configure' was
> >> completely broken by removing subdirs.  The tree grew 2MB despite
> >> removing the subdirs.
> >
> >We don't need to support configure for stuff in contrib (I should probably
> >GC that too). People who need to build it that way should get a fresh
> >copy. Most of the extra 2Mb was new features I think. Some previously
> >excluded files probably slipped through.
> 
> I supported it in the previous version.  I thought it would be useful
> to have a distribution version to compare with, but didn't actually
> use this.
> 
> Previously excluded files should have gone straight to the attic.
> One reason for importing everything, like the original import did,
> is that you don't have to exclude things manually.

I have been trying to record excluded files in FREEBSD-Xlist so that the
next importer won't have to guess what to import.

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
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