Re: [HACKERS] include/port directory?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Brook Milligan <brook(at)trillium(dot)NMSU(dot)Edu>
Cc: hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] include/port directory?
Date: 1998-11-10 16:47:43
Message-ID: 5764.910716463@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Brook Milligan <brook(at)trillium(dot)NMSU(dot)Edu> writes:
> @if [ ! -d $(HEADERDIR)/port/$(PORTNAME) ]; \
> then mkdir $(HEADERDIR)/port/$(PORTNAME); fi

> However, nothing ever seems to be put into this directory and as far
> as I can tell these are the only Makefile lines that reference this
> directory in any way.

Some of the ports put stuff into that directory, some don't.
(HPUX does, as you would've noticed if you looked about seven lines
above this line.)

> What is the point if creating it in the first place? Should stuff be
> put in there or should the directory disappear?

I'd say leave it alone. Even if we don't have a lot of use for it
at the moment, what's it hurt?

regards, tom lane

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