Jakub Narebski venit, vidit, dixit 11.10.2010 17:18: > Dnia poniedziaÅek 11. paÅdziernika 2010 14:10, Michael J Gruber napisaÅ: >> Ãvar ArnfjÃrà Bjarmason venit, vidit, dixit 11.10.2010 11:40: >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 08:39, Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> ... >> configure is a second class citizen in git.git (we even explicitly >> .gitignore it - if you allow that lame joke), > > We .gitignore 'configure' script because it is *generated* file, and > generated files should be not, as rule, placed under version control. I don't know which part of "joke" was unclear? > >> But, really, the typical responses to build problems with configure >> indicate that most long timers don't use configure either, and probably >> don't feel too comfortable with it. So, I think we should either make >> the status quo clearer (Makefile as primary method) or change the status >> quo. I can only do the former ;) > > Because ./configure script enhances Makefile rather than generate it, > using configure script can only improve situation (at the cost of extra > cycles spent detecting)... well, with exception of rare cases bugs in > configure.ac making it misdetect. My observations on the list don't quite confirm that "configure" can only improve the make situation, but I don't use it myself. So, I'll let those give configure advice who use it. Michael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html