Re: [RP] [PATCH] readd AM_MAINTAINER_MODE, but enable maintainer mode by default

[Jérémie Courrèges -Anglas]

"Bernhard R. Link" <address@hidden> writes:

> * Jérémie Courrèges-Anglas <address@hidden> [130213 18:07]:
>> > Using AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable]) means you get the maintainer-specific
>> > parts enabled by default like without AM_MAINTAINER_MODE, while
>> > people still can do --disable-maintainer-mode to avoid any pitfalls.
>> 
>> I've been hesitating about this, since its only (valid?) use I can think
>> of is not to error out if installing from git and makeinfo isn't
>> installed (and this can be achieved using ''make INFO_DEPS='', iirc).
>
> Another reason to use this is if you want compile ratpoison on some
> computer that do not have (or not current) autoconf or automake
> installed. Then one can just autoreconf on another system and copy
> to the system in question and build with --disable-maintainer-mode.
> (And could also try to touch everything in the correct order, but that
> is far from trivial).

On another system with the proper tools installed:

$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make dist
$ scp ratpoison-*.tar.gz "$host"

On $host, no need for autotools / makeinfo / --disable-maintainer-mode.

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