Re: new option --enable-maintainer

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From: Godmar Back (gback@cs.utah.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 12 1999 - 15:53:22 EST


 Can we get a final clarification as to whether the cvs update bug is a
feature or not and whether we should require a special option to allow
automake to kick in at all (given that the proper versions are installed!).

What about a compromise: no special --enable-maintainer option, but
instead use a different make target?

So if you say "make all" or "make" it won't touch the .in files, even
if the "proper" version of automake is installed. You have to say
"make makefiles" or "make configure-files" or whatever name you can
come up with. Maybe also print a warning if automake would have
kicked in, like "Some Makefile.in are older than the files they
depend on. It is recommended that you do a "make configure-files"
if necessary."

How does that sound?

        - Godmar


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