what should bootstrap *really* do?

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Nov 14, 2000, kenner@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner) wrote:

>     I'd rather keep `bootstrap' simple for end users (i.e., have it
>     proceed from the point in which it stopped, for whatever reason) and
>     create alternate rules for developers.

> I disagree that's "simple"!  It leaves a serious risk of something changed
> in the middle and the bootstrap not being restarted.

End users don't change something often.  And, if they do it too late,
they'll sure get a compare failure.

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