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From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: source packages and supported platforms
	(was Re: v18i084: Zsh 2.00 - A small complaint)
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.201646.13689@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 91 20:16:46 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.145012.25954@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, elliss@kira.egr.msu.edu (Stew Ellis) writes:
|> I think that all posters of any sourcecode ought to
|> include complete information on all particulars of hardware and software
|> configuration of the systems that they have actually brought the package up
|> on, and the difficulty of configuring for the known good targets, then a list
|> of suspected or known difficult targets.

  All packages posted to comp.sources.reviewed will have an introductory
posting with certain required information in it.  Supported platforms is one
of the required sections.

  Furthermore, the summary of reviewers' comments will probably mention any
platforms on which bringing the package up was particular difficult.

  Perhaps the other source newsgroups can learn something from the new kid on
the block. :-)

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