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Re: [PATCH 1/4] setup.exe


On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 04:11:22PM +0100, marco atzeri wrote:
>On 2/1/2013 3:40 PM, Jon TURNEY wrote:
>> On 25/01/2013 22:10, Achim Gratz wrote:
>>>   Build commands:
>>>   1) Configure using this option
>>>      $ /path/to/setup/bootstrap.sh
>>> -   This will automatically rebuild configure files and run configure in the
>>> -   current directory.
>>> +   This will automatically rebuild configure files and run configure
>>> +   in the current directory.  The current directory must be outside
>>> +   the source tree.
>>
>> I don't think this is needed.  I know cgf said "the build directory should be
>> separate from the source directory", but it seems to me that setup configures
>> and builds correctly in the source directory.
>
>I prefer cgf's point of view, it is much simpler to produce patches
>if the build tree is separated.

So do I but I don't think the intent was that it wouldn't work at all.
If that is the case it probably should be fixed.

cgf


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