Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 16:37:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: apache/linux modules
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On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Ben Laurie wrote:

> No. This is a really cool way to make sure that you never get the same
> build of Apache twice (or any other autoconfed package). This is one

You're giving autoconf too much credit :-) Like the ability to generate
different results on two identical runs... It can not do that... Yet. :-)

> "feature" of autoconf that drives me completely crazy. Try sharing
> sysadmin on a machine in the face of this kind of stuff going on.

$ echo "exec ./configure --my-options" > build.apache
$ chmod 755 build.apache
$ mail -s "how to build apache" otherguy
Enter "." on a line to end

Hey, use the build.apache script to build apache for our servers, 
will ya ?

Your cool colleague,
.
$ 

Isn't that cool ?
:-)

Best wishes,

Cristian
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