Hans-Bernhard Bröker writes: > It _is_ very surprising for tarballs, though. Those are generally > expected to be buildable without having to run autoconf, automake, > gettext, etc.
To provide a different data point: I generally remove all obviously generated files before even starting to look at the rest of the build if I use a release tarball. > I'm pretty sure the GNU coding standards have required > it since day 1. Automake generates tons of makefile real estate just > for this. I don't see that requirement in the current document: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html There is a requirement that the sources for such files are provided alongside the instruction on how to re-generate them. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
