Re: Useless/Interesting Error Messages

DEC RSTS/E had a make command (nothing whatsoever to do with building programs!) and if you typed:

make love
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It responded with:

Not war!?
creating file 'love' ....
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It was the late 70's when I was using that college system, but the code was problably written at the tail-end of the hippy 60's.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

Silence betokens consent.

Love the truth but pardon error.

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Re^2: Useless/Interesting Error Messages by ambrus (Abbot) on Mar 04, 2005 at 17:21 UTC
Since 2001, IOCCC Makefiles have this too: `love: @echo 'not war?'` [download] See http://www.ioccc.org/2004/Makefile for the few other funny makerules. My personal favourites are the rules for make install.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Useless/Interesting Error Messages by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 04, 2005 at 17:44 UTC
History is destined to always repeat itself! :) Examine what is said, not who speaks. Silence betokens consent. Love the truth but pardon error.	[reply] [d/l]

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