On 5/28/12 6:15 PM, Jeremy Huntwork wrote: > I think we may have been too quick on the draw with removing this > command entirely. The reason being that this script was originally added > into gcc to "fix" non-ANSI headers in various packages. > > http://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/trunk/fixincludes/README-fixinc?view=markup > > Especially given the success of many recent years of LFS without 'fixed' > headers, I'd say the case of broken headers is these days extremely > rare. And because of the automated nature of the script there exists the > possibility that it actually 'fixes' things we don't need or want 'fixed'. > > It's probably safer to add back the command that disables this script > but just make sure that our explanation for it is accurate.
Oh, and sorry for the trouble here, I realize I was the one that started this... JH -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
