Re: Background to the argument about CML2 design philosophy

Eric S. Raymond
2001-05-22T20:36:37Z

Jonathan Morton <chromi@cyberspace.org>:
> I'm going to assume for now that CML2 saves two files - one storing a
> relatively small number of symbols (which is strictly limited to those
> explicitly set by the user), and one containing the full set for
> consumption by the Makefiles.

No, that's not the case. Would it be too much to ask that you learn how
the existing language works brfore proposing improvements?
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Eric S. Raymond

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