Also sprach Sam Steingold: } > * In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> } > * On the subject of "Re: cache directory is not removed" } > * Sent on 05 Jun 2002 09:08:46 +0200 } > * Honorable Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: } > } > >>>>> "Sam" == Sam Steingold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: } > } > Sam> when I run autoconf the usual way, it runs "autom4te" which } > Sam> creates cache directory "autom4te-2.53.cache" and does not remove } > Sam> it at the end. I think that this directory should be deleted } > Sam> before `autom4te' terminates. } > } > No, the point is precisely to speed up following calls to autoheader } > automake etc. } } so, what do people do about these directories in the projects under the } CVS? } `rm -rf` them after `make configures`? } put them into .cvsignore? } is it possible to add a --remove-cache or --no-cache option? } } you see, I call automake/autoheader/autoconf very rarely (obviously), } so I do not care if it takes 1sec or 10sec once a month, } while having a junk cache dirs is no good. } } please do listen: this is a __MAJOR__ inconvenience introduced in 2.53. } I concur. It is an annoyance. Having a flag (--remove-cache) as mentioned above would be very nice. Having the cache directory is fine, but keeping them there is a pain...
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