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From: jis@mtgzx.att.com (J Mukerji)
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Subject: Re: imake.tmpl question
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Date: 25 Sep 90 12:40:58 GMT
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Excerpts from info-andrew: 24-Sep-90 Re: imake.tmpl question
Craig_Everhart@transarc. (1404+0)

> Thus, adding the EXTRASUBDIRS to the rules not currently using them is
> asking for trouble.

> Every Imakefile could have an EXTRASUBDIRS variable.  Defining that
> variable in site.mcr is really asking for trouble.  That is, the way you
> tried setting it up, every directory that contains subdirectories would
> try to build Makefiles in its non-existent ``local'' and ``sda''
> subdirectories.

I came to that realization soon after the first build using that setup.

> Unfortunately, the Andrew distribution doesn't have what you would
> really like, which would be some customer-dependent subdirectory in
> which local applications could be housed.  You have to ask where it
> would go, though; perhaps after ``andrew/contrib'' could come
> ``andrew/site''.  Maybe some Imakefile wizard would want to patch that
> into existence, and then never patch anything under andrew/site again
> (roughly the way the site.h and site.mcr files exist now).  All the
> site-local changes could go under the andrew/site tree.

> How does that sound?

I am in the process of putting in the change as you suggest in the top
level Imakefile. I would be glad to submit a patch to it if so desired
by the Andrew community.

Thanks for your suggestion and comment.



                            Jishnu Mukerji,  
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