> * In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * On the subject of "Re: cache directory is not removed" > * Sent on Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:02:41 -0500 > * Honorable Bill Wendling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Also sprach Sam Steingold: > } > * 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.
Let me elaborate: the users of autoconf are few (they are the large package maintainers) and committed (no real alternative). We also tend to be able to hack around such nuisances. Nevertheless, I do not think it is wise to alienate us by ignoring our complaints. > 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... OK, so here is the proposal: 1. rename the cache to .autom4te.cache (leading `.', no version number) 2. add the --remove-cache (or, better yet, --no-cache) option 3. release 2.54 __ASAP__ since 2.53 is __NOT__ __USABLE__ since it creates these cache directories. PS. please CC me the replies -- Sam Steingold (http://www.podval.org/~sds) running RedHat7.2 GNU/Linux <http://www.camera.org> <http://www.iris.org.il> <http://www.memri.org/> <http://www.mideasttruth.com/> <http://www.palestine-central.com/links.html> The only guy who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
