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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: [ot] making stuff
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In article <3D320099.6000209@nbi.dk>, Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk> writes:

> It should be possible to solve these problems, and merge 
> make files for different operating systems, using 
> conditional statements in the make files.

Sometimes the complexity of that makes it preferable to just use separate
files.  I know of a programming language that was designed without support
for conditional compilation in order to discourage the nests of obscure
conditional sections found in some C programs.