[Simh] Location of library and include files for networked version of SIMH

[Carl Lowenstein]

On 10/20/05, Gregg C Levine <hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Hello from Gregg C Levine
> Just for the sake of argument, is there a reason why the make file for
> SIMH have the include and library files for the networked version in
> the local library under the usr directory, rather then in the library
> directory under the usr one?

The general principle is that all of /usr/lib is likely to be replaced
if the operating system is upgraded.  /usr/local/ can be arranged so
as not to be replaced.

> I changed the locations in the make file, and it promptly gave me an
> error about a so-called missing separator on line 354.

Speculate that you did not use <tab> to indent the whitespace in the
Makefile.  This is a poorly documented but necessary syntax
idiosyncrasy of Makefiles.

    carl
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