cvs issues with .info files...

[Dave Korn]

----Original Message----
>From: Mike Frysinger
>Sent: 04 July 2005 11:14

> On Monday 04 July 2005 06:08 am, Ravi Ramaseshan wrote:
>> Is there any reason why these info files are generated into the source
>> directory ? Shouldn't they be generated into the build directory
>> instead?
> 
> they are ... not everyone builds in a diff tree from the source code
> though -mike

  They aren't: they are always generated in the source tree.  It's a quirk.
It's handy when preparing a release tarball though, because they need to be
there - they're generated files like the configure scripts and so need to be
in a release so that users can build and install without having all the
infrastructure tools that developers need.  See also recent discussions in
the archives.

http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2005-04/msg00800.html
http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils/2005-03/msg00227.html


    cheers,
      DaveK
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