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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support SPARSE in Makefile, better SPARSE_FLAGS
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:46:39 -0700
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Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org> writes:

> +# explicitly what architecture to check for.
> +SPARSE = sparse
> +SPARSE_FLAGS = -D__$(shell uname -i)__

        : siamese; uname --version
        uname (coreutils) 5.2.1
        Written by David MacKenzie.

        Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
        There is NO
        warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
        PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
        : siamese; uname -i
        Try `uname --help' for more information.

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