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RE: libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++
- From: "Robert Collins" <robert dot collins at itdomain dot com dot au>
- To: "Earnie Boyd" <Cygwin-Apps at Cygwin dot Com>
- Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 03:31:45 +1000
- Subject: RE: libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com]
> > *** IMPORTANT ***
> > libgetopt++ does not store the autotool created files in CVS. You'll
> > need to run ./bootstrap.sh in it's source dir to create them.
> > *****************
> >
>
> That's goes against the FSF standard and the recommendations
> of the autotools groups themselves. You shouldn't require
> the user to have the autotools installed. That's the reason
> every package always has all of the needed files for
> configure to execute.
Perhaps I wasn't clear. This is only for CVS. Distributions and -src
packages will naturally have the autotool generated files included.
However, CVS is _not_ a distribution, and anyone developing from CVS
will require the autotool suite if they make any non-trivial changes.
That's part of why AM_MAINTAINER_MODE exists, and what 'make dist-all'
is for.
If I was clear, and you still think CVS should have those files...
http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_43.html#SEC43
paragraph 4. The bootstrap recipe is what I follow, and it's been very
reliable and easy to use on several projects.
Rob