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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
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Subject: Re: Imake (was: Re: Peter's gripes)
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Date: 2 Feb 90 16:28:51 GMT
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From article <5024@ur-cc.UUCP>, by news@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Network News):
> 	I want to publicly support Messrs Spencer and Collyer in their decision
> _not_ to use Imake.  We (U of Rochester Computing Center Unix systems support
> group) install all non-licensed software into a separate directory tree.  All
> the software written at MIT using Imake has been significantly more difficult
> for us to "retarget".  I appreciate your effort in writing software for the
> most-common-denominator.

Is this experience with the X11R3 or X11R4 imake?  Some work has gone into
the latter to address the concern you raise above, I think.

Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu