On Wed, 2008-10-15 at 09:52 +0200, Enrico Scholz wrote: > 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. Many maintainers have made a conscious choice not to use that macro. I know I have. -- Braden McDaniel e-mail: <braden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> <http://endoframe.com> Jabber: <braden@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
