[Gllug] Building a patch

[Nix]

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Jack Bertram moaned:
> * Nix <nix at esperi.org.uk> [051206 10:45]:
>> should be no junk there in any case: you should write the change in
>> a pristine tree, and then test it in an emphemeral copy of that tree,
>                                           ^^^^^^^^^^
>> so only that copy gets the build-time junk.)
> 
> This is a fabulous typo; I have visions of an emphysemal tree with
> shortness of breath, coughing, and lung disease brought on by inadequate
> sterilisation of the working environment.

:)))

(er, oops? :) )

> Keep your working trees clean!  (And your build-time trees epheremal, to
> be sure)

Yes, that needs to be emphasised. :)


(excessive use of `make distclean' believed to trigger asthma)

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