[patch] stephen's staging headers patch

[Phil Edwards]

On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 07:54:03PM -0700, Benjamin Kosnik wrote:
> > I would also prefer soft links.  Among other things, I can look at a file
> > in the build dir and /know/ where it came from instantly.
> 
> Yep. 
> 
> (Anyway I could convince you to implement this...)

If 'this' == the LN_S thing I brought up, sure.


> I'll post this work after this patch goes in. One of the motivating 
> factors for this patch is that it makes working with c_shadow, and other 
> work related to this including alternate implemenations, much easier. It 
> also makes dealing with #include_next conceptually much easier. Makes the 
> compile lines shorter. Slices, dices. It's pretty cool, but a major change.

Looks good so far.  Will there actually be a 'c_compatability' directory,
or should that be replaced by something else in your patch?


> Is there anyway I could get you or Loren to finish off this patch?

We'll probably finish it off between us, since there are apparently some
missing pieces...?

I'll take what you've posted, do the LN_S bits, change the c_compat thing
if you say that it's wrong, and repost the patch.


Phil

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