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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Update fs Makefiles
Hi,

On Tue, 20 May 2003, Kai Germaschewski wrote:

> > >>-adfs-objs := dir.o dir_f.o dir_fplus.o file.o inode.o map.o super.o
> > >>+adfs-y := dir.o dir_f.o dir_fplus.o file.o inode.o map.o super.o
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Why have two methods of doing the same thing? foo-y is clearly the
> > preferred method because it is easy to work with conditionals.
>
> I tend to agree, though I don't feel strongly about it. Having two
> different methods of expressing the same thing will always be confusing.

Has the new syntax any advantage, e.g. does it make sense to have adfs-m?
Otherwise the -obj syntax looks IMO more readable and it directly says
that this is a composite object.

bye, Roman

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