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Date:      Sat, 26 Oct 1996 12:21:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu>
To:        Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Question on Current Philosophy
Message-ID:  <Pine.OSF.3.95.961026122002.1999A-100000@channel.eng.umd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <32722AEA.59E2B600@mindspring.com>

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On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Ron Bolin wrote:

> Is it normal to have so many problems in building from current. Since
> 10-14
> I have never been able to make a complete make world because of
> undefined
> or non-existent defines or variables/functions residing in the code.
> 
> Is this normal and expected, are the developers expecting current users
> to
> report this? I am in a position to test the code, but I don't have time
> to
> run down the unresolved defines and functions. That shoudl be the
> developer
> who is responsible for the module?
> 
> If I have got this wrong, please correct me, as this seems very
> frustrating
> from my point of view. Is a SNAP suppose to be the only reliable build?

Ron, as I posted before, the reason no one else is complaining about
-current being so buggy is because it ISN'T.  Your archive is probably
very badly mangled.

> 
> THank's
> Ron
> -- 
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