In my view this fix introduces a bug. I appreciate that it is preferable that configure does not alter the files under version control, but the consequence is that using ./configure --prefix to install byobu to an arbitrary location now creates an install which does not work out of the box; instead I must set BYOBU_PREFIX to be the installed location in my shell. This is a pain and somewhat of a surprise considering the previous behaviour of the install process.
It is entirely reasonable to expect some changes to arise in the shell scripts if you install it to a non-standard location, so minimising the diff against upstream (and comparing diffs is surely a rare activity relative to running byobu) is not a great concern. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/861291 Title: "configure" should not change files which are under VCS control To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/byobu/+bug/861291/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
