Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-10 Thread Joey Hess
Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > On Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 01:42:34PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > > Martin Mitchell wrote: > > > Indeed, and if you note the last point, the X Window System is excepted > > > due > > > to "considerable precedent and widely-accepted practice." I'd say the same > > > is true of

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-10 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Sat, Apr 10, 1999 at 01:42:34PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > Martin Mitchell wrote: > > Indeed, and if you note the last point, the X Window System is excepted due > > to "considerable precedent and widely-accepted practice." I'd say the same > > is true of cross compiling environments. > > I'd sa

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-10 Thread Joey Hess
Martin Mitchell wrote: > Indeed, and if you note the last point, the X Window System is excepted due > to "considerable precedent and widely-accepted practice." I'd say the same > is true of cross compiling environments. I'd say it isn't, because the fsstnd doesn't exempt it. > Rather than do thi

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-10 Thread Martin Mitchell
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think you may be reading too much into the word "large". The complete > paragaph: > > No large package (such as TeX and GNU Emacs) should use a direct > subdirectory of /usr. Instead, there should be a subdirectory within > /usr/lib (or /usr/local/

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-07 Thread Joey Hess
Santiago Vila wrote: > No large software packages should use a direct subdirectory under the > /usr hierarchy. [...] > > I think that a cross-compiler is not a "large" software package like the X > Window System. I think you may be reading too much into the word "large". The complete paragaph

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-07 Thread Steve Greenland
On 05-Apr-99, 05:52 (CDT), Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These packages are cross-compilers and the paths they use are > currently derived from the cross-compiler guidelines in gcc's INSTALL > document (by just replacing /usr/local by /usr). I tend to agree on with Santiago and Marti

Re: Cross-compilers

1999-04-06 Thread Martin Mitchell
I forgot to Cc this to -policy, here is my reply: > Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think that a cross-compiler is not a "large" software package like the X > > Window System. > > I agree. It also fits in with the goal of having /usr read only. The FSSTND > also mentions the X