Subject: Re: Host compile rules in
To: Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.stanford.edu>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@NetBSD.ORG>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 04/16/1998 19:12:32
On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Bill Studenmund wrote:

: I'd vote for another name, if we could. I gather there's no prior art? 
: Maybe "oh"? It's dorky too, but my first thought for "ho" was, "Oooo. It's
: the red-light district compiler!" We might be in a no-win situation. :-)

Hm.  I thought about `.go' meaning "generator object," but that's been done
on some hosts for `-g' objects.

However, `.oo' hasn't been done, and this one sounds more interesting to
use.  Perhaps `.xo'?

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-- Todd Vierling (Personal tv@pobox.com; Bus. todd_vierling@xn.xerox.com)