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Date:      Tue, 28 Jan 1997 13:58:15 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se (Mikael Karpberg)
Cc:        andreas@klemm.gtn.com, freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gdb-4.16 missing package files
Message-ID:  <199701280328.NAA06430@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199701242255.XAA11230@ocean.campus.luth.se> from Mikael Karpberg at "Jan 24, 97 11:55:02 pm"

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Mikael Karpberg stands accused of saying:
> > 
> > NO_PACKAGE=     "This is for developers, thank you"
> 
> Hmm... That seems pretty silly, no?

Not at all in context.

> I suppose this is meant like "develeopers should know how to build
> stuff".  I think "developers know how to build stuff, but why have
> to take the hazzle"?  Is there's no other reason for not having a
> packet, why exclude it?

It originally meant "We (pst & co.) use this in-house.  It works for us,
but no guarantees".  Then later it meant "I (pst) am too busy to do anything
with this, sorry.  I'm trying to get 4.16 into the main tree."

>   /Mikael

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