Hi Alberto, Alberto Massari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> there used to be problems with automake older than a certain version, > and having the preprocessed files helped working on the code even if the > developer didn't have that specific version (clearly, if he was not > touching the makefiles). > So, by removing the preprocessed files, we are putting even more > constraints on the developer's toolset (have automake, and have it > updated). What kind of errors do you find when using a different version > of automake? They were some criptic automake errors that were gone once I regenerated configure, etc., by running the reconf script. They were caused by the version mispatch and the maintainers mode option. I think it is better to require a developer to have reasonable autotools version than to have the build process fail with some cryptic error message (no, it does not say "Hey, update your autotools and run reconf!" ;-)) and let the developer wonder what to do next. Plus it is a fairly common practice not to keep autotools-generated scripts in the repository, so I don't think it will surprise anybody. Boris -- Boris Kolpackov Code Synthesis Tools CC http://www.codesynthesis.com Open-Source, Cross-Platform C++ XML Data Binding --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
