Fold cross-make and build-make into configure

[Hans-Peter Nilsson]

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> > On 17 Dec 2001, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> >> In fact, soft links to ,v files
> >> become modified copies after a check in.  That's the main reason why
> >> uberbaum does not accept check ins, I suppose.
> >
> >
> > uberbaum does accept check-ins -- might be a bug.  Look for
> > random aldyh commits.

> Just FYI,
>
> > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/overseers/2001-q2/msg00454.html

Yeah, I read that at the time.

> It should be noted that it bypasses other mechanisms (just like
> uberbaum) but, at least, doesn't suffer the soft link problem.

It is already noted that some knowledgeable people objected to
that setup, supposedly on sound grounds, as in the followup to
that message.  I don't know enough cvs to speak myself, though.

> Perhaphs uberbaum should be changed to be strictly pserver and to use
> this mechanism.

"this mechanism" referring to?

brgds, H-P