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Re: Problems installing glibc in /usr/local


In dist.glibc, article <905361127.20672@noris.de>,
  Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu> writes:
> On Wed, 9 Sep 1998 11:55:05 -0400, Roland McGrath wrote:
> >> I think we should override gcc's <limits.h> entirely.
> >
> >Those definitions should not be in maintained two separate places in two GNU
> >packages. 
> 
> Of course not.  I'm advocating that we take over that header.
> 
What do you mean by "take over"?


My solution would be to copy gcc's limits.h to $PREFIX/include/gcc_limits.h. 
Then, simply include that from our limits.h. Problem solved.

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