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So..I was wondering..what were the original authors thinking?<BR>
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And there was that comment about the file containing the data upon install.<BR>
Which seemed wrong to me.<BR>
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They were probably thinking of the way 3.6 was packaged and distributed -- everyone built the system from source, upon building m3build/m3ship from C and m3 from assembly.<BR>
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That isn't a bad model, but we probably want both.<BR>
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There are at least three times the paths can be computed/recorded:<BR>
1) when you build libm3 <BR>
2) when you install libm3 <BR>
#1 and #2 may or may not be close in time and have the same result.<BR>
3) by parsing cm3.cfg as needed<BR>
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#2 is more efficient than #3 and matches the old code, but #3 is how I left it, probably ok.<BR>
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- Jay<BR><BR></body>
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