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From: rhl@astro.Princeton.EDU (Robert Lupton (the Good))
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Subject: Re: make command
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Date: 1 Nov 90 03:09:12 GMT
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Well, after there have been a number of references to the O'Reilly book
let me say that I don't like it.  It's fine as an introduction, and that
_was_ what the original poster asked for, but it isn't much good for
much more --- it is nowhere clear on what is standard, what can be
relied on, what is a Sun O/S or Sys V extension. And I seem to remember
that its treatment of libraries and RCS/SCCS was too skimpy to be
useful. 

				Robert
				
(P.S. I don't like their lint book either for similar reasons, if that
helps you decide whether to listen to me on make)