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Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd

From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
To: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>, thomas at codesourcery dot com, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 15:16:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1205171104080.18916@digraph.polyomino.org.uk><20120517212842.C4A332C0C8@topped-with-meat.com><Pine.LNX.4.64.1205172221350.28988@digraph.polyomino.org.uk><20120517.191825.1112810004371702906.davem@davemloft.net><Pine.LNX.4.64.1205172322310.28988@digraph.polyomino.org.uk>

> I have the idea that you could reduce the number of rules rather a lot by 
> arranging for sysd-rules to contain rules only where the sysdeps directory 
> in question contains at least one file with the given suffix.

Doing this in any automatic way is just a recipe for more confusion.
Someone will add a new file and then be stuck trying to figure out why it
didn't get used.


Thanks,
Roland

References:
- Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
  - From: Joseph S. Myers
- Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
  - From: Joseph S. Myers
- Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
  - From: David Miller
- Re: Flatten sysdeps/unix/bsd/bsd4.4 into sysdeps/unix/bsd
  - From: Joseph S. Myers

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