Re: distcleancheck.patch

[Bruce Korb]

Alexandre Duret-Lutz wrote:
>  Bruce> I was remembering "CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES"...
> 
> CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES is where Automake lists files generated by
> config.status.  ISTR Akim has an evil plan that will make this
> undocumented variable obsolete

Sometimes, I just read the generated source to see what I
need instead of trying to search documentation since I don't
really know what I'm looking for.  Fixed now, thanks.

>  >> IMHO, there are already too many `if's in automake.
> 
>  Bruce> That's only because they are generally ad-hoc.
>  Bruce> What is needed is a general purpose mechanism
>  Bruce> that makes it easy to do text selection without
>  Bruce> requiring changes to the "automake" engine.
> 
> I agree.  That would make many things easier.

Yeah, someday let's redo it in AutoGen.  This "feature"
is integrated into the language.  :-)