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Re: config.in
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: config.in |
Date: |
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:22:32 -0400 |
> From: Miles Bader <address@hidden>
> Date: 17 Apr 2002 14:54:35 +0900
>
> > > Note that even if these generated files are included, they may _still_
> > > need the auto* programs, because CVS makes no attempt to preserve
> > > timestamps, and the Makefile will attempt to regenerate the files
> > > anyway (though the checked-out contents are actually `up to date').
> >
> > This can be handled with a simple call to `touch', if it turns out to
> > be a real problem.
>
> That is an annoying and error-prone method of dealing with the problem
> (and yes, it's a problem, that's why this issue keeps coming up); more
> often than not, by the time you realize something's amiss, it's too
> late, and CVS has screwed up the file by inserting conflict markers.
>
> Morever, such a solution is _certainly_ not something that you'd
> recommend to clueless users; it's easier to tell them to install
> autoconf!
You misunderstood me--or rather, I didn't explain well enough what I
meant. I didn't mean to suggest a manual `touch'. The idea was to
put something into the configury which will do that automatically,
assuming we can detect time stamp mismatches that are produced by CVS.
> However, if we remove configure from CVS, then we should be consistent
> and remove the other autoconf generated files too, since they don't
> require any additional tools.
Yes, I agree that we should be consistent here.
> > As another data point, the GDB development keeps all regenerated
> > files in the CVS, including configure and even the Info files.
>
> That is their decision (though I wouldn't be surprised if exactly this
> same flame war pops up periodically on their mailing lists).
FWIW, I'm reading their lists for the last couple of years, and I
don't remember any complaints.
- Re: config.in, (continued)
- Re: config.in, Karl Eichwalder, 2002/04/16
- Re: config.in, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in, Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in, Miles Bader, 2002/04/16
- Re: config.in, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in, Miles Bader, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in,
Eli Zaretskii <=
- Re: config.in, Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in, Miles Bader, 2002/04/17
- Re: config.in, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/18
- Re: config.in, Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/19
- Re: config.in, Kim F. Storm, 2002/04/19
- Re: config.in, Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/19
- Re: config.in, Kim F. Storm, 2002/04/19
- Re: config.in, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/20
- Re: config.in, Andreas Schwab, 2002/04/21
- Re: config.in, Richard Stallman, 2002/04/22