Path: utzoo!utstat!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.uu.net (peter da silva) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: Peter's gripes Message-ID: Date: 2 Feb 90 22:07:07 GMT References: <519@smcnet.UUCP> <90Feb1.192946est.27221@snow.white.toronto.edu> Organization: Ferranti International Controls Corporation Lines: 13 > Even the most trivial changes like changing compilers from "cc" to > "gcc -traditional -fwritable-strings" often require a full re-Configure. The trick is to take the last 20 or so lines of Configure and stick them in a seperate file, along with a ". config.sh". Now you have a way to do the reconfigure without actually rerunning the interactive part. > Configure is wonderful for the first time user; it's decidedly > hostile the moment you step outside its bounds. The same is true of "build", except that with Configure you can edit config.sh and rerun each seperate "*.SH" file. And if you feel ballsy you can edit config.sh and rerun the whole thing. -- _--_|\ Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. . / \ \_.--._/ Xenix Support -- it's not just a job, it's an adventure! v "Have you hugged your wolf today?" `-_-'