> Because the software has to build on so many platforms, config,
> Configure, do_nasm, do_masm, and so on have to copy files into the
> build directory as appropriate, and modify the makefile as
> appropriate.

No, that's just the way it's done.  There is actually no requirement that 
a build/port system modify files in-place. Most autoconf uses, for 
example, don't.  And nothing prevents you from checking in generated 
files.

It's just the way openssl works right now.

        /r$

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