On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 11:43:36AM -0400, Sam Steingold wrote: > now I will need to exclude the cache directory name, which includes > the autoconf version number, i.e., I will have to change my `make dist` > after every autoconf release.
I think it's a bug that you get a cache directory with the Autoconf version included. It make no sense to version this directory. It should be named `autom4te.cache' everywhere, precisely so that it can be removed easily. > > Sam> this is a major inconvenience. > > > > Sam> adding a --remove-cache option > > > > To who? Automake + autoconf + autoheader + autoscan + autoreconf + > > autom4te + autoupdate ? This option is already supported by all these tools. It's spelled `; rm -rf autom4te.cache'. -- Alexandre Duret-Lutz
