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Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing
- To: Akim Demaille <akim at epita dot fr>
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] compare header files before installing
- From: Alexandre Oliva <oliva at lsd dot ic dot unicamp dot br>
- Date: 17 Oct 2000 03:09:16 -0200
- Cc: Morten Eriksen <mortene at sim dot no>, automake at gnu dot org
- List-Id: Discussion list for automake <automake.gnu.org>
- References: <51snqfgo7t.fsf@trh.sim.no><mv4vgusfv8y.fsf@nostromo.lrde.epita.fr>
On Oct 16, 2000, Akim Demaille <akim@epita.fr> wrote:
> This patch seems OK to me, but I'd appreciate if Alexandre, Tom, Pavel
> or Jim could confirm it's OK.
I have mixed feelings about this. At first, it may sound nice to not
touch pre-existing files. However, think of someone that uses the
timestamp to decide whether a certain file is part of the newly
installed package or just some remnant from an old release that can
now be removed...
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