Re: cache directory is not removed

[Bill Wendling]

Also sprach Akim Demaille:
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} | I don't think anyone was advocating removing the autom4te.cache
} | creation, and I'm sure that there are valid uses for it. Yes, I also find
} | the amount of time it takes for autoconf to finish annoying, but when
} | you're working in a CVS directory, it's annoying to have this directory
} | there...
} 
} Are you *serious*?  Should I suggest .cvsignore?
} 
} | and when you go to do a release, you don't want that directory
} | there. It's extra work, is all. 
} 
} What's the relationship with a release?
} 
} | As I said in a different post, sometimes the configure is automatically
} | regenerated during a snapshot release, say. In those cases, it's extra
} | work to remove this directory.
} 
} No, it's wonderful to see that, since it should just never happen.

Yes, I am serious, and .cvsignore is really not the optimal way of
stopping this. Having garbage in the CVS tree isn't optimal in any way.

Your other comments are confusing at best.

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