[9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Dan Cross]

Clearing TARG in /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks the tex build;
/sys/src/cmd/tex/web2c/^(tex mf mp)^/mkfile sets TARG and includes
../texmfmp.mkfile, while includes /$objtype/mkfile, which
includes /sys/src/mkfile.proto and clears TARG.  Thus, rc gives
a ``null list in concatenation'' error.  :-(

	- Dan C.

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Russ Cox]

Thanks.
I have added tex to the BUGGERED list in
/sys/src/cmd/mkfile on sources.

I fixed this in our own tex sources when
I made the change.  It hardly seems worth
rebuilding the tex distribution.  I refuse to get
bogged down worrying about imported crap.
The point of importing crap is to make life
easier (by making crap we're forced to use available
on Plan 9) not harder (by needing to maintain the
crap distributions).

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Dan Cross]

> Thanks.

Sure.

> I refuse to get bogged down worrying about imported crap.

If it's not Scottish, it's crap!

	- Dan C.

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[George Michaelson]

On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:38:39 -0500 Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu> wrote:

> > Thanks.
>
> Sure.
>
> > I refuse to get bogged down worrying about imported crap.
>
> If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
>
> 	- Dan C.

'If its not Scotch', I could understand.

-George

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Dan Cross]

> > If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
>
> 'If its not Scotch', I could understand.

No one gets SNL references these days?  I guess that has something
to do with SNL not being funny anymore....

	- Dan C.

RE: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Nigel Roles]

What is SNL? Scottish Nationalists Live?

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> > If it's not Scottish, it's crap!
>
> 'If its not Scotch', I could understand.

No one gets SNL references these days?  I guess that has something
to do with SNL not being funny anymore....

	- Dan C.

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Dan Cross]

> What is SNL? Scottish Nationalists Live?

Nope; ``Saturday Night Live.''  American TV comedy show.

	- Dan C.

RE: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Nigel Roles wrote:

> What is SNL? Scottish Nationalists Live?

Sandia National Lab, obviously.

It is hard for me to read papers from SNL sometimes, I keep trying to
figure out what the CS guys are doing working on a late-night show, and
why do they need so many supercomputers?

ron

RE: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Skip Tavakkolian]

> It is hard for me to read papers from SNL sometimes, I keep trying to
> figure out what the CS guys are doing working on a late-night show, and
> why do they need so many supercomputers?

Perhaps the time is right for a new SNL skit, called "The Curmudgeon"
(like "The Continental") staring a well respected and famous talent
who is a big, dare I say mighty, cheese on this list ☺

Re: [9fans] New change to /sys/src/mkfile.proto breaks tex build.

[Boyd Roberts]

Dan Cross wrote:

 > No one gets SNL references these days?

I'm not sure SNL was ever shown much outside of the US,
which would explain part of the problem.

Ancient episodes seemed to turn up in the 90s on cable in
various place, though.