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Subject:	RE: libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++
Date:	Sun, 28 Apr 2002 03:31:45 +1000
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From:	"Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To:	"Earnie Boyd" <Cygwin-Apps AT cygwin DOT com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT 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

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