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Date: Fri,  2 Dec 2011 14:34:49 -0800
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From: Christopher Nielsen <cnielsen@pobox.com>
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On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 14:29, Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca> wrote:
> make
> nmake
> pmake
> bmake
> mk
> gmake
>
> i guess ant is the solution. =C2=A0lord knows posix could not decide on a=
 single
> syntax. because it would mean picking one syntax. =C2=A0which was against=
 the
> rules. =C2=A0unlike all the places where they did that in the C library. =
=C2=A0fecking
> eeegits.

Having had to (grudgingly) deal with ant, I would say that it is
definitely not the solution. Ant uses XML for its syntax. I think that
says it all.

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Christopher Nielsen
"They who can give up essential liberty for temporary safety, deserve
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