On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:27:15PM -0500, Matt England wrote: > * Is the autom4te.cache generation (on my autoconf-2.59 system) optional? It is optional; as you indicate in your next post, you do so in ~/.autom4te.cfg. > I'm trying to minimize the file clutter that autoconf generates in my > developers working filesystem areas (eg, 'svn status' looks messier then > need be after running ./configure). Running `configure' itself never creates `autom4te.cache'. It is a product of tools that scan `configure.ac': `autoconf', `automake', and others. Why not add `autom4te.cache' to svn:ignore? > Is autom4te.cache directory needed, > and if not, is there a way I can eliminate it's creation in the > configure.ac script? You cannot disable it in `configure.ac'. > Is it fair to say that this autom4te.cache dir isn't > used/read by a human (something that one can not also say for config.log) > and therefore could be made optional? Yes; however, whether to use Autom4te caching is really a matter of developer preference. That is why you disable it through a local configuration file. _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
