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Date:      Mon, 12 Oct 1998 13:40:23 +0000
From:      "Duncan Barclay" <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk>
To:        Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@Dataplex.NET>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Never ending 'make clean' in kde port?
Message-ID:  <199810121240.FAA01473@mailgate.cadence.com>
In-Reply-To: <l03130304b2479a02ef85@[208.2.87.5]>
References:  <199810112120.OAA14918@bubble.didi.com>

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> Richard
>
> This is a clear case of the evils of "recursive make".
> http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/rmch/recu-make-cons-harm.html

Warning: this paper will chnage your make files forever.

I put together a build system based on this which also puts together 
a package and a port. It makes like so much easier.

Duncan

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