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In the 'reconfigure/' branch, I contributed a new file, docs/ configure/files.pod, in r18602. Please find a copy attached. In April, I wrote on the mailing list: "So, can someone draw a roadmap of: "-- *which parts* of Parrot's configuration and build tools *need* to be replaced with something else; "-- *why* that replacement is necessary; " -- *when* in the design process that replacement must take place; and " -- *how* that replacement will be maintained going forward from there?" On April 26, Allison Randal responded (http://tinyurl.com/3d48fh): "The biggest thing we need to start this roadmap is documentation on the current configuration and build system. The current requirements and process for building Parrot are the starting point for all future refinements to the build system. You're in a better position to draft that than anyone else in the project right now. Interested?" Whether I actually am in that position is doubtful. In any event, I figured that a good way to start would be to simply list the files that are created during configuration, then ask people to write short descriptions of their purpose/functions. Since the files that are created depend on the options with which you run Configure.pl, there can be no one, definitive list of those files. So I wrote what is intended to be the first draft of a non- authoritative document, one which is supplementary to docs/ configuration.pod. Since the name of this file, what directory it should go in, and what it should contain are all up for discussion, I decided not to commit this directly to trunk. However, since we can develop in branches where appopriate, I did commit this to the 'reconfigure' branch. If you think this file is worthwhile -- and particularly if you can add brief explanations of the purpose of the files created during configuration -- please edit in this branch. Then we'll decided whether it should go into trunk and, if so, where. Thank you very much. kid51
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