libraries

[entropy@gnu.ai.mit.edu]

>I think that splitting header files AND libraries into common,
>MiNT specific and TOS specific is something which should have been
>done a long time ago.  Actually Jwahar, Eric and me we were talking
>about that some while ago but there is quite a bit of work involved
>in it.  Maybe you noticed that for some while Jwahar was moving
>quietly in this direction.

The header files are all common, so there's no trouble there.

>with a similar arrangement for libraries.  One of flags '-mint' '-tos'
>could/should be a default depending on a compiler configuration.
>You risk that way at most a neccessity to recompile a driver, which
>is really small program and can be redone even on the smallest
>machines.  So what are your comments?

GCC already has a -mint flag to select the mint libs if you want to
keep the TOS libs online as well.

>I think also that LF vs. CR/LF controversy is based on a
>misunderstanding.  Maybe I got it wrong, but I thought that an
>original proposition was about a form in which sources and updates are
>distributed.  It is true that 'patch' will barf on you (although

You got it right...

Cheers,
entropy