mkmf on Linux??

[Gary Kline]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 03:00:17AM +0200, Roland Smith wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 04:30:32PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> > 	I tried my first minor build of an unusual program [that only a
> > 	CLI geek like me would use].  But can't find the mkmf that I've
> > 	used for years.  I haven't found anything comparable in the
> > 	Linux world.  Has anybody else out there gotten our old '93 src
> > 	mkmf installed on Linux?
> 
> Even on FreeBSD mkmf 4.11 needs some patching to compile (as evidenced by the
> devel/mkmf port), so I expect same goes for Linux. Maybe the FreeBSD patches
> work?
> 
> Roland



	We'll see.  I have entirely forgotten howto use
	uuencode/uudecode [!!] -- well, it's been at least 13 years--so 
	carefully transferring things by hand.

	Anyway, there is the 32 and 64 bit issues... .

	gary

	PS: be nice to see [*esp'ly* ubuntu] get with it; maintain the
	older stuff.  Even if it was back in the Eozoic:)


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