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Re: "make dist" calls "automake" ??
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Tom Tromey |
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Re: "make dist" calls "automake" ?? |
Date: |
20 Jul 2001 14:00:11 -0600 |
>>>>> "Akim" == Akim Demaille <address@hidden> writes:
Akim> Please, don't do that. Using missing is much more appropriate.
Akim> For instance, only missing will help independently of the
Akim> version of Automake used by the user. If it's old enough, then
Akim> Makefile.in is produced, and if automake fails (e.g., version
Akim> too old), then Makefile.in is preserved.
But the point is that in the particular case we are talking about,
preserving the Makefile.in is *wrong*. You'd end up with a broken
distribution.
Since the code is gone, this doesn't matter, except as a philosophical
issue.
And philosophically I don't see any problem with requiring that `make
dist' be done by a person with the right tools available in $PATH. In
general we don't require this, but `dist' is a bit special.
Tom