Re: source dependencies
On Jul 23, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote
> a) If we ever modify configure.in, the maintainer should run autoconf
> so that the .diff file contains also the diffs for the new configure
> script, and autoconf is not needed again at build time.
>
> b) We run autoconf at build time.
>
> I think a) is the best solution, but I'm not sure.
a) is the best solution. every developer will test it's changes, so the
configure and Makefile.in scripts are updated. so when generating a
diff, the diff will show the changes in both : configure.in and
Makefile.am and configure and Makefile.in. so there is no need to run b)
at compile time.
i can't think of any soluton, where b) makes sence. orig.tar.gz files
include the Makefile.in's and configure scripts, so why should we not
change them ? of corse we do that by changeing configure.in and
Makefile.am, but changeing these without the others ?
regards, andreas
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