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From: Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Problems compiling on Archlinux 64
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:06:18 +1300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <17767.53066.391735.78334@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200611241027.14530.manveru@weez-int.com>

 > > Is there some way to uniquely identify Archlinux?
 > >
 > > This could be even something like:
 > >
 > >     iff we are on a linux system and...
 > >     iff this is a 64-bit system and...
 > >     iff file /etc/archlinux-release exists then...
 > >         handle /usr/lib64 in a special manner
 > 
 > Well, here is what you need :) The other factors are tested for already.
 > 
 > [manveru@pi ~]$ cat /etc/arch-release 
 > Arch Linux 0.7.2 (Gimmick)

I think this would be a case of the tail wagging the dog.  There are over 100
GNU/Linux distributions and I don't think Emacs should have to test for each of
them.  Aren't there some standards that the distributions conform to?

-- 
Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob

  reply	other threads:[~2006-11-25  5:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-11-21 11:55 Problems compiling on Archlinux 64 Michael Fellinger
2006-11-21 18:31 ` Chong Yidong
2006-11-22  1:29   ` Michael Fellinger
2006-11-22 11:53     ` Giorgos Keramidas
2006-11-24  1:27       ` Michael Fellinger
2006-11-25  5:06         ` Nick Roberts [this message]
2006-11-25  5:46           ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2006-11-26 21:29             ` Chong Yidong
2006-11-26 21:40               ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2006-11-27  4:11                 ` Giorgos Keramidas
2006-11-25  6:59         ` Richard Stallman
2006-11-22 15:48     ` Chong Yidong
2006-11-23 15:12       ` Giorgos Keramidas
2006-11-24  2:32       ` Michael Fellinger
2006-11-28  0:34       ` Glenn Morris
2006-11-28  0:49         ` Glenn Morris
2006-11-28  0:58         ` Chong Yidong
2006-11-28  1:05           ` Glenn Morris
2006-11-28 16:04             ` Chong Yidong

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