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Re: What is minimum set of Automake work files needed for distribution o
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Eric Blake |
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Re: What is minimum set of Automake work files needed for distribution on github? |
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Mon, 28 Sep 2015 09:22:10 -0600 |
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On 09/28/2015 04:20 AM, Robert Parker wrote:
> I need to meet the requirements of 2 sets of users, the ordinary user who
> is only interested `./configure; make; make install` and the power users
> who want to start with `autoreconf`.
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> So far google search on the topic has only increased my confusion.
The most common solution: don't store anything but configure.ac and
Makefile.am in git.
The power user checks out git, and runs 'autoreconf' to bootstrap the
project, then runs 'make dist' to create a self-contained tarball.
The ordinary user takes a tarball, unpacks it, and runs './configure;
make; make install' without needing any autotools installed.
Ordinary users therefore do NOT use direct git checkouts. Working with
git is reserved for power users.
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