Avoid symlinks if possible.

diff --git a/make-stds.texi b/make-stds.texi
index 3dee87af730d14cf37c0b6e6dde4e63189cbd4fb..24ffd557ed41e70a32d94fd9309a74e19451846f 100644 (file)
--- a/make-stds.texi
+++ b/make-stds.texi
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ Stick to the generally supported options for these programs.  For
 example, don't use @samp{mkdir -p}, convenient as it may be, because
 most systems don't support it.
 
+It is a good idea to avoid creating symbolic links in makefiles, since a
+few systems don't support them.
+
 The Makefile rules for building and installation can also use compilers
 and related programs, but should do so via @code{make} variables so that the
 user can substitute alternatives.  Here are some of the programs we