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Re: automake datadir files location and versioning
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Akim Demaille |
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Re: automake datadir files location and versioning |
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23 Jan 2002 17:15:01 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <address@hidden> writes:
>>>>> "Ralf" == Ralf Corsepius <address@hidden> writes:
Ralf> automake -a -f -c [Don't use symlinks at all]
Tom> Maybe, going forward, we should just always copy these files?
Tom> I.e., never symlink? Thoughts?
I have always considered it wrong to install symlinks by default.
There was once a debate about this on Autoconf, and as a result,
autoreconf copies by default, and symlinks on demand.
BTW, it means that by default, it passes --copy to automake.
Re: automake datadir files location and versioning, Ralf Corsepius, 2002/01/22