On 16 Jul 2001 13:50:46 -0400, Brian S. Julin wrote:
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> Thanks, Thayne.
>
> On 16 Jul 2001, Thayne Harbaugh wrote:
> > What is the intended use for building with --with-uninst-gii=DIR
> > feature?
>
> For me, to test mods to the code without breaking the currently
> installed LibGGI/LibGII.
This will work for that need.
> But, wouldn't you *want* to do this when building packages?
To do packages the right way is non-trivial. This type of thing helps
if done correctly. Most software, however, isn't set up to build the
right way. In the extreme, you want to build everything with no
standard includes and always build against something other than what the
system uses in the standard directories.
> BTW, I have been meaning to ask, has anyone tried cross-compiling
> yet?
>
> --
> Brian
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Thayne Harbaugh
