Can someone please tell me what is the high-level purpose of the stamp-h.in file (and those files generated from it)? I understand it's a timestamp file - what I want to know is what it's used for by automake. And, for that matter, is it even used anymore in current versions of automake?
I've googled for this information, but all I find are references to people's stamp-h files being checked in, and threads on this list skirting the issue of what it's actually for (no doubt because the posters already understood it well). I find nothing in the manual that suggests it even exists, much less what it's for. This maybe because it's no longer needed, and has thus be removed from the manual... Thanks, John
