Irix update

Irix update

>>>>> "A" == Andy Dougherty <doughera@fractal.phys.lafayette.edu> writes:

A> On 17 Apr 1997, Scott Henry wrote:
>> My recommendation is that irix_6_3.sh, irix_6_4.sh should be
>> duplicates of (the recently changed) irix_6_2.sh.  As best as I can
>> determine this far ahead of release, irix_6_5.sh will be the same,
>> too.

A> In which case, they should all just be irix_6.sh.  If 6.0 and 6.1 need
A> separate hints files, then we can have irix_6_0.sh and irix_6_1.sh.

A> If we use the generic irix_6.sh, then
A> 1.  We don't have pointless, error-prone duplication of hint files.
A> 2.  We magically get covered even when 6.5 and 6.6 are released and we're
A> still stuck at 5.004. :-)

EXCELLENT idea!  I'll make up my patch that way.

[editor's note: the patch never hit the mailing list, but this message
seems relevant]

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