RFC: $(ARCH) in file

[Horst von Brand]

lars brinkhoff <lars en nocrew.org> said:
> Jeff Garzik <jgarzik en mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com> writes:
> > On 28 Jan 2000, lars brinkhoff wrote:
> > > Why do I want this?  Because I often build for an architecture which is
> > > not the native one.  Saving the architecture in .arch is more convenient
> > > then typing "make ARCH=foo".

> > How tough is it to edit the makefile? :)

> Not tough, but I think it's easier for people to type
>         echo FOO >.arch
> than to mess with the Makefile.

To complicate life for everybody for the (very minor) convenience of a few
tenths of a percent of users is way out of line IMVHO.
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Horst von Brand                             vonbrand en sleipnir.valparaiso.cl
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