From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "John Love-Jensen" <eljay@adobe.com>
To: "Harry Putnam" <reader@newsguy.com>, <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Confused about build proceedure srcdir vs objdir
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 04:59:00 -0000
Message-id: <005901c16078$7efa7610$c019f882@mneljaypc>
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Hi Harry,

>Calling what is really just a certain file, an `object' may be the `in
term' amongst programmers, but not at large.

When I talk to my auto-mechanic, and I describe the whatchamawhozits that
rubbing against the thingamabob... I understand why he becomes a bit
confused as to what is the actual problem.  I'm not savvy that the actual
terms are "fan belt" and "radiator grille".  I'm not a car guy.

The computer programmer jargon that you are complaining about *is* the
terminology for those computer programming components.  So you'll have to
excuse using computer programming terminology in regards to computer
programming.

I recommend any introductory computer science book from your local
university.

Sincerely,
--Eljay