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From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
Subject: config deletes directory
Message-ID: <D10xM6.G3s@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 20:44:28 GMT
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Why in FreeBSD 2.0 does config delete the entire ../compile/<name>
directory?  Eg:

  bash# config SPOTTISVAX
  Removing old directory ../../compile/SPOTTISVAX

This is *extremely* annoying, since it takes me nearly an hour to rebuild
on my 386.

Naturally the man page makes no mention of this misfeature.

-- Richard
-- 
Satan himself, in a sermon preached from the pulpit of North Berwick
church, comforted his many servants by assuring them that no harm could
befall them "sa lang as their hair wes on, an sould newir latt ane teir
fall fra thair ene".                    - J G Frazer, The Golden Bough