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Subject: Re: m68k-sony-newsos build
To: bob@gnu.ai.mit.edu
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 20:19:56 (GMT)
From: Timothy Murphy <tim@maths.tcd.ie>
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> My difficulties with this build are a `how do you model the world'
> problem.
Sorry if I seemed rude !
I think the only problem you had
was that you did not realise you had to get lib.tar.gz
and decompose it in /usr/local/lib/texmf, or wherever.
I agree with you that this should be said more clearly.
Actually, I think the programs and input files
should be dealt with separately --
rather like gcc and glibc or libg++.
In other words, "make" wouldn't try to make the format and base files;
this could be done by a Makefile in lib.tar.gz.
Psychologically, if in no other way,
it would be satisfying to say "configure" and "make"
and find a dozen programs made successfully.