Re: automake and intermediate files generated by yacc, lex, valac
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 03:23:21AM +0900, Ansgar Burchardt wrote [edited]:
> there are several tools that generate C source code that is later
> complied in object code, e.g. yacc, lex or valac. automake defaults to
> distribute these built intermediate files, so they are usually not
> regenerated during a build.
To control whether automake regenerates auto-generated files, have a look at
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE [0]
I ask my upstreams to not distribute auto-generated files. Failing that, I
make sure that debian/rules rebuilds everything from scratch, in a way that
all upstream files are restored after running the clean target.
[0] http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/automake/maintainer_002dmode.html
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