On 04/02/2012 05:16 PM, Tom Tromey wrote: >>>>>> "Stefano" == Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com> writes: > > Stefano> True, and that was even stated in the manual; the whole point > Stefano> of ditching support for cygnus trees is that by now those two > Stefano> big users are basically not making any real use of the 'cygnus' > Stefano> option anymore. To quote my previous report: > > Stefano> ./bfd/doc/Makefile.in:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus > Stefano> ./bfd/doc/Makefile.in:# cygnus option. > Stefano> ./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus > Stefano> ./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:# cygnus option. > > But this is a reason not to remove it; or at least to restore the > previous handling of info files. > > I don't care about the cygnus option per se. It was always a grab bag > of hacks. > And it's the hacks I'd like to remove, not the option per se :-)
> The issue is removing a feature that an important user relies on. > So far the suggested replacements haven't seemed that good to me. > Sorry if I sound dense, but what exactly is the feature you are talking about here? Regards, Stefano
