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On 08/06/15 18:22, Jay Pipes wrote:
> On 06/05/2015 10:56 AM, Neil Jerram wrote:
>> I guess that's why the GNU autoconf/configure system has always advised
>> testing for particular wanted features, instead of looking at versions
>> and then relying on carnal knowledge to know what those versions imply.
>
> I'm pretty sure you meant "tribal knowledge", not "carnal knowledge" :)
>
> -jay
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnal_knowledge

Gosh, that article needs a restricted rating. :-)

You're right that I didn't mean it in that sense!  However, I _think_ 
the phrase is fairly commonly used, at least in the UK, also to mean 
something more like tribal or insider knowledge.

I hope so, anyway. :-)

Regards,
	Neil