Hi,
The autotools ( automake + libtool + autoconf + ... ) generate many
big
files that they have been slowing the building's computation and
growing
enormously their cvs/svn/git/hg repositories because of generated
files.
To see below interesting links:
1. http://dot.kde.org/1172083974/
2. http://sam.zoy.org/lectures/20050910-debian/
3. https://lwn.net/Articles/188693/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Build_Tools
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Automake
The benefits could be:
* +40% faster in the KDE4 building vs KDE 3.5.6.
* elimination of redundant and unnecesary generated files as those
from autotools.
* smaller cvs/svn/git/hg repositories.
stop spreading this FUD. If you leave the auto-generated files from
autotools in the source control repositories, then it is your fault.
They are generated files and can always be generated. Hence putting
them under revision control makes no sense and so don't do it. And
more certain don't complain about it if you did.
Regards
Marcel
