> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alexandre> On Mar 27, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> But do you think it is really helpful to know the files was
>> generated automatically?
Alexandre> Yup. But then, we could advise developers to add
Alexandre>
On Mar 27, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But do you think it is really helpful to know the files was generated
> automatically?
Yup. But then, we could advise developers to add themselves the line
`# @configure_input@' to their files that are processed by
`configure'. And au
> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Tom> Yes, sometimes. This isn't true for people who use configure all
Tom> the time.
So, we make it be only for [Mm]akefile?
Tom> It isn't incorrect but it can be surprising.
Akim> But do you think it is really helpful to know the files was
Akim> generated automatically? Do you really think that people who
Akim> edit Makefile don't know it's been generated by configure?
Yes, sometimes.
This isn't true for people who
> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Akim> I'm not strongly opposed to it, but I'm unsure to understand the
Akim> use: after all, if users have to change something in a Makefile,
Akim> although it should not happen, it is not incorrect, even though
Akim> generated automatically.
Akim> I'm not strongly opposed to it, but I'm unsure to understand the
Akim> use: after all, if users have to change something in a Makefile,
Akim> although it should not happen, it is not incorrect, even though
Akim> generated automatically.
It isn't incorrect but it can be suprising.
Akim> In
> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Akim> Can we just stop producing automatically this line? There is
Akim> still @configure_input@ which should be used to output this
Akim> line.
Tom> I'd rather we keep producing it for Makefile at least.
I'm not strongly opposed to it, but
Tom Tromey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'd rather we keep producing it for Makefile at least.
Yes
> I don't understand why the pattern is *Makefile*.
Probably because people might want to produce GNUMakefile and
sometimes Makefile.foo is also known to be used.
/assar
Akim> Can we just stop producing automatically this line? There is
Akim> still @configure_input@ which should be used to output this
Akim> line.
I'd rather we keep producing it for Makefile at least.
I don't understand why the pattern is *Makefile*.
Tom
