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Re: Configuration/Makefile cleanups

>>>>> "Marc" == Marc Espie <espie@quatramaran.ens.fr> writes:

    Marc> Note that the Makefile gunk is atrociously simple: you just
    Marc> need to make sure you have BISON=bison somewhere in that
    Marc> Makefile

Our Makefiles are atrociously complex, due in part to lots and lots of
atrociously simple bits.

Put simply, you're not going to convince me that there's enough
benefit in using byacc to outweigh the costs.

You're certainly welcome to try to persuade others, though; my voice
is by no means the final authority on these sorts of issues. 

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Mark Mitchell                   mark@codesourcery.com
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