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| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1996-05-06 03:45:23 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 1996-05-06 03:45:23 +0000 |
| commit | 68db062e1e24f83707f0f01b631047fb7ae26f23 (patch) | |
| tree | 8a1cdfabaf2d720a1bc99f8a7c257a2dfbfed836 /make-stds.texi | |
| parent | a67e842fb1f5ad5cbc38b6b1e5fcab4d39eecc00 (diff) | |
| download | gunmake-68db062e1e24f83707f0f01b631047fb7ae26f23.tar.gz | |
Avoid symlinks if possible.
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diff --git a/make-stds.texi b/make-stds.texi index 3dee87a..24ffd55 100644 --- a/make-stds.texi +++ b/make-stds.texi @@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ Stick to the generally supported options for these programs. For example, don't use @samp{mkdir -p}, convenient as it may be, because most systems don't support it. +It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a +few systems don't support them. + The Makefile rules for building and installation can also use compilers and related programs, but should do so via @code{make} variables so that the user can substitute alternatives. Here are some of the programs we |