Re: lynx-dev [dev16] patchlet for makefile.in

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In a recent note, Bela Lubkin said:

> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:52:55 -0800
> 
> Kim DeVaughn wrote:
> > when I make a patch.  Also, since FreeBSD (by default) prefixes
> > its core files with the prog name, let's nuke those as well.
> 
> UnixWare names corefiles "core.%d" (where %d is the PID).  Other OSes

And OS/390 "CEEDUMP.%Y%j.%H%M%S.*" (in strftime notation).

> have still other schemes.  I think we could get in trouble trying to
> encompass this.
> 
Only if some system's core file naming scheme overlaps the source
file namespace, in which case there's a hazard to begin with.

But building in a separate directory remains safe and effective.

-- gil