These notes are there for a reason, they can't force you to get
them, you have to be clueful enough to grab them. Most people just say
"Fuck, doesn't work, lets ask". That's why people piss and moan when ps -u
doesn't work anymore either.
- Jared
Jon Hamilton spewed:
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> In message <96Feb13.163248est.128315-28017+1050@vger.rutgers.edu>, Luca Berra w
> rites:
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> >Marc said:
>
> >> > Hi guys & gals:
> >> >
> >> > I've recently run into the following mysterious problem: 'make' seems to
> >> > be broken when I'm running 1.3.x, but works fine under 1.2.13.
> >> >
> >> > Whenever I try to run it, I get the following message:
> >> >
> >> > make: *** No rule to make tarket 'all'. Stop.
> >> >
> >> > (replace 'all' with whatever it is I need to make)
> >> >
> >... ...
> >> I noticed this error when I upgraded to libc 5.2.18 (I upgraded
> >> specifically for Java)
> >... ...
> >
> >It is _clearly_ stated in the 'release.libc-5.2.18' file that GNU make
> >previously worked due to a bug in libc, the patch is included in
> >the very file.
>
> That's true, but it refers to a different problem.
>
> >#ifdef FLAME_MODE
> >Please *RTFM* ( and that means READ THE FUCKING MANUALS ) before
> >posting idiot question to this list or anywhere else.
> >#else
> >sorry for that, guys
> >#endif /* FLAME_MODE */
>
> That's all well and good, but it seems to me a rather unfortunate choice to
> package the release notes and the package seperately. It's no wonder lots
> of folks miss it; it's not even nearby in the directory listing - it could
> at least be called libc-5.2.18.README or libc-5.2.18.RELEASE_NOTES or something
> so it'd actually catch your attention. I've cc:d H.J. to ensure that he
> sees this; it's something that's bothered me for some time.
>
> That said, it'd _also_ be nice if folks would read the mailing list for a
> while before posting to it. This (and similar) questions have been
> asked and answered repeatedly in the past month or two.
>
> --
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> There's plenty of youth around, what we need is a fountain of _smart_.
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