Just wondering if it might be possible to have a "conditional include" somewhere (backwards file?). In NetBSD our make(1) recognizes the ``.cinclude <file>'' directive to "include <file> if it exists; if the named file does not exist, just ignore the directive. Is there some other portable mechanism to include-<file>-if-present ? This would allow consumers (whether end-users or downstream projects) to maintain their own local extra-links file that would be included, without polluting (and increasing the maintenance costs of the mainline distribution. +--------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+ | Paul Goyette | PGP Key fingerprint: | E-mail addresses: | | (Retired) | FA29 0E3B 35AF E8AE 6651 | paul@whooppee.com | | Software Developer | 0786 F758 55DE 53BA 7731 | pgoyette@netbsd.org | +--------------------+--------------------------+-----------------------+