aks@HUB.UCSB.EDU (Alan Stebbens) (01/15/91)
It would be a nice idea if the emacs distribution had a "conf" subdirectory, to contain the config files. within the "src" directory, so that the multitudinous "[ms]-*.h" files wouldn't clutter up the working source directory. Even on my 28MIPS system, an "ls" in the src directory takes a long time. You would only have to modify the #includes in config.h: #include "conf/s-WHATEVER" #include "conf/m-WHATEVER" Alan Stebbens <aks@hub.ucsb.edu>
tower@AI.MIT.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (01/17/91)
Date: 16 Jan 91 09:41:24 GMT From: mcsun!unido!sapwdf!wohler@uunet.uu.net (Bill Wohler) Organization: SAP AG Walldorf, Germany Sender: help-gnu-emacs-request@prep.ai.mit.edu aks@HUB.UCSB.EDU (Alan Stebbens) writes: >It would be a nice idea if the emacs distribution had a "conf" >subdirectory, to contain the config files. i suggested this about four years ago as well. perhaps we'll see a subdirectory in version 19 if there is enough support for such an action and someone actually does it. in the meantime, moving the m- and s- files is always the first thing i do with a new distribution. my vote is for the name "sys". --bw GNU is already using config as the name for this directory in gcc, gdb, g++ et al, so it will be what's used for GNU Emacs when the time comes. Thanx though for the suggestion. -len