Re: NetBSD master CVS tree commits

[David <david%mono.org@localhost>]

        Maybe have it as it was originally, but document the potential
        problem in the Makefile?

        (This is a _classic_ catch 22 :)

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On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, Scott Reynolds wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, The Source of All Evil wrote:
>
> > tls
> > Mon Mar 18 04:53:13 EST 1996
> > Update of /a/cvsroot/src
> > In directory pain.lcs.mit.edu:/b/tmp/cvs-serv4046
> >
> > Modified Files:
> >     Makefile
> > Log Message:
> > a futile nod to ease-of-upgrade: make build now installs new rules from
> > share/mk.
>
> Oh, no!
>
> What happens if the rules use a feature that's not present in the
> not-yet-upgraded make(1)?
>
> This is a classic chicken-and-egg problem, but it seems to have been less
> likely to cause brokenness the way it was...
>
> --scott
>