RE: Proposal: Remove autotool-generated files from setup CVS

["Morrison, John" <John dot Morrison at uk dot experian dot com>]

> From: Max Bowsher [mailto:maxb at ukf dot net]
> Robert Collins wrote:
> > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 07:05, Max Bowsher wrote:
> >> I propose removing autotool-generated files from setup CVS.
> >
> > I am ok with this. I'm not going to participate in a flamefest like
> > that occuring when I introduced libgetopt++ w/o generated files.
> >
> > So... if no-one speaks up against this in the next week, 
> we'll remove
> > the auto-tool generated files.
> >
> >> There is already a bootstrap.sh script in the setup directory.
> >> Should I make it recurse into libgetopt++ automatically?
> >
> > No thanks. There's no need to regenerate libgetopt++ after 
> changing a
> > setup.exe auto* file, and vice verca.
> 
> How about:
> 
> if [ ! -f libgetopt++/configure ]; then
>     cd libgetopt++
>     ./bootstrap.sh
> fi
> 
> Also, how about:
> 
> if [ ! -f cygpackage.cc ]; then
>     echo "You must run this script from the directory containing it"
>     exit 1
> fi
> 
> And similarly for libgetopt++/bootstrap.sh :
> 
> if [ ! -f src/GetOption.cc ]; then
>     echo "You must run this script from the directory containing it"
>     exit 1
> fi
> 
> At the moment, the error messages are less than clear, if you 
> make this
> mistake.

Yes please!  Anything to make building setup easier!  I also agree,
auto generated files should be a no-no under source control. :)

J.


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