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Re: egcs/Makefile.in potential SMP problem?

  In message <19990219232501.9583.qmail@deer>you write:
  > I just noticed this commentary:
  > 
  > # We put install-opcodes before install-binutils because the installed
  > # binutils might be on PATH, and they might need the shared opcodes
  > # library.
  > # We put install-tcl before install-itcl because itcl wants to run a
  > # program on installation which uses the Tcl libraries.
  > 
  > As I am trying to learn what's going on configury-wise, I'm just
  > wondering, is the above indicative of an example of a silent
  > dependency that might be broken when building on an SMP system?
I suspect you're correct.  For this to properly work with SMP there needs
to be a dependency.  Ordering won't cut it.


jeff