Re: We don't need maintainer mode

On Feb 5, 2008 12:32 PM,  <webmasteropensc-project.org> wrote:
> Revision: 3347
> Author:   alonbl
> Date:     2008-02-05 11:32:31 +0000 (Tue, 05 Feb 2008)
>
> Log Message:
> -----------
> We don't need maintainer mode
>
> Modified Paths:
> --------------
>     branches/alonbl/mingw/configure.ac
> Modified: branches/alonbl/mingw/configure.ac
>
============================================================
=======
> --- branches/alonbl/mingw/configure.ac  2008-02-05
11:01:18 UTC (rev 3346)
> +++ branches/alonbl/mingw/configure.ac  2008-02-05
11:32:31 UTC (rev 3347)
>  -171,9 +171,6 
>  full_usrlibdir="/usr/lib${libdir##*/lib}"
>  full_sysconfdir=`eval eval eval eval eval echo
"$" | sed
"s#NONE#$#" | sed
"s#NONE#$#"`
>
> -dnl Options
> -AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
> -
>  dnl Checks for programs.
>  AC_PROG_CPP
>  AC_PROG_INSTALL

I strongly disagree with this change.

AM_MAINTAINER_MODE is not to _add_ a maintainer mode but to
disable
automatic rebuild rules. You can still activate the rules
using
--enable-maintainer-mode

I think it is far more comfortable for users to have
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE. I found a page [1] with some pros and
cons.

bye

[1] http://htmlhelp.dotsrc.org/page.php/automake/autom
ake_143.html

-- 
 Dr. Ludovic Rousseau
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On 2/5/08, Ludovic Rousseau <ludovic.rousseaugmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think it is far more comfortable for users to have
> AM_MAINTAINER_MODE. I found a page [1] with some pros
and cons.
>
> bye
>
> [1] http://htmlhelp.dotsrc.org/page.php/automake/autom
ake_143.html
>

Well... I fully agree with [1]... There is no need... If you
change
one of the autoconf/automake files the build system should
not ignore
this, and regenerate dependent files.

"""Jim Meyering, the inventor of the
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE macro was
swayed by François's arguments, and got rid of
AM_MAINTAINER_MODE in
all of his packages."""

Alon.
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