Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| On Monday 24 June 2002 1:28 pm, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
>> Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> | On Monday 24 June 2002 11:28 am, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
>> >> Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> >> | All the forms/form_*.[Ch] files are now autogenerated. As such, you'll
>> >> | probably find them in your build tree, not your src tree.
>> >>
>> >> One note though... I do not agree to when this is generated, now you
>> >> generate upon compile, right? It should be done on autogen, so that a
>> >> source distribution does not require users to have fdesign installed.
>> |
>> | Can I convince you that you're wrong? Probably not ;-) Anyway here is why
>> | I prefer the current approach:
>> |
>> | 1. What is wrong with forcing the users to install fdesign? It's the
>> | appropriate compilation tool. (You insist on a C== compiler for .C
>> | code...) In effect, you are special-casing the xforms frontend. The qt
>> | frontend will require uic to be present. Ditto, gnome will require glade.
>> |
>> | 2. The makefile is used to rebuild object files when a src file is
>> | changed. In this case, the src file is the .fd file. When it's modified
>> | all is rebuilt correctly. If we adopt your proposal, then that is no
>> | longer the case.
>>
>> just make the form_about.c depend on form_about.fd then...
>
| ??? It does.
Then what it the problem with distributing an up to date form_about.c?
| Not only does all work perfectly for me, but the Makefile.am
| looks fine too. However, I'm no expert and you are. Could you have a look at
| Makefile.am and see if there are any glaring errors.
It works for me as well.
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