1) Is there a Code Freeze? If so, on which mailing list was it stated,
and when
did the message go out, when does it start, and when does it end?
2) *.mk files? It seems that the maxima.system and the *.mk files are
needed
to bootstrap and build the system, however if you just touch the *.mk
files,
then you can bootstrap and build without problem, then regenerate the
*.mk files.
Why have them at all?
Dan Stanger