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From: bart@videovax.tv.tek.com (Bart Massey)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Configuring And Building C News (Re: Peter's gripes)
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Date: 31 Jan 90 22:17:40 GMT
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Reply-To: bart@videovax.tv.tek.com (Bart Massey)
Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton OR
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I hesitate to even comment on such an obviously emotionally-charged subject
:-), but since the *only* reason I am not currently using C News is the
amount of hassle I had trying to set it up, test it, and keep it up-to-date,
I thought I might make one humble suggestion...

The X11 people have a configuration system based on a makefile generator
called 'imake', which is distributed with the X11R4 stuff.  This system is
already fairly general and *very* portable, and does most of what most
people seem to want for configuring C News.  I wonder if it wouldn't be
worthwhile for Henry and Geoff to use 'imake' as well?

					Bart Massey
					..tektronix!videovax.tv.tek.com!bart