Re: Core Dump on make install latest 21.2 from CVS

>>>>> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp&gt; writes: SJT> This change can be interpreted as making the treatment of Mule SJT> consistent between core and packages. Martin> But it's what the packages do that's broken. Users should think of a Martin> single set of packages, some of which have attributes, such as Martin> requiring mule, not two sets of packages. MS> Well sure, but there we are now: Currently, Mule and no-Mule are MS> completely different things, and the package system is broken. Once MS> these two things are fixed (provided they ever will), then we MS> can---and will---unify these things. I'm only suggesting that we MS> reflect the current situation accurately, and solve the technical MS> problem we're having right now. Martin> I'm not sure I understand what the technical problem is right now. I Martin> assume we're still trying to solve the excessive stats problem. Yup. Martin> What was wrong with my technical suggestion of Martin> - adding core lisp/ as a hierarchy of depth 0. Martin> - if mule, adding lisp/mule as another hierarchy of depth 0. Martin> - adding package hierarchies using a different depth. Because then, the Lisp code treats the two directories as being side-by-side whereas the physical relationship is "subdirectory of." Your stated wish was not to treat mule/ specially, but your suggestion does just that. -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla