Date:        Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:02:03 +0200
    From:        Frank van der Linden <fvdl@wasabisystems.com>
    Message-ID:  <20001022210203.A20803@vaasje.org>

  | I believe that once upon a time, /usr/include/machine was a directory,
  | and i386 a link to it.

Yes, I see that in a 1.3.3 system I still have.  I don't have a 1.4
anywhere, but all 1.4.n (n >=1) (and 1.5 of course) have it the new way.

  | So, if you upgrade 1.4.1, you're going to see what you saw. The obsolete
  | file handling could be a bit smarter, like "only remove this if it's
  | a symbolic link", but.. it's a minor nuisance, not a big problem.

Yes, it certainly did no harm, but I suspect that it will cause a lot
of "what happened here" type messages on the lists after 1.5 is
released if it stays the way it is.   It is more likely that people
will be upgrading 1.4.N systems than 1.3.N systems I'd expect, so if
things have to "be a nuisance" it would probably be better for them
to be a nuisance in the rarer case.

kre