Subject: Re: CVS commit: basesrc
To: Todd Vierling <tv@wasabisystems.com>
From: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/24/2001 20:15:41
Todd Vierling wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, John Nemeth wrote:
> 
> : } Remove files beginning with ":", which is invalid on other host OS's
> : } (particularly those made by Microsoft).  These ex/vi-macro files are not
> : } actually needed at this point, anyway....
> :
> :      Umm, why do we care about primitive filesystems that have
> : rediculous restrictions on filenames?
> 
> Because an increasing number of NetBSD cross-development happens in Windoze
> hosts, and this has been asked about before.  It's not an invasive change.

You mean, that finally we get rid of this "aux" directory too ?
;-)

cheers