Braden McDaniel <braden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Not ACK. Patching auto-tools sources and generated files is always >> preferred, because only this guarantees deterministic builds. > > "and"? If you're patching both the sources *and* the generated files, > couldn't you wind up in a situation where the source is newer than the > generated files (i.e., the source gets patched after the generated > file)? Use 'touch --reference' and submit an patch to upstream which adds 'AM_MAINTAINER_MODE' to configure.ac. Enrico -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging