Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:03:10 +0200 (SAT) From: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: sobomax@FreeBSD.org (Maxim Sobolev), cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/devel/automake Makefile distinfo pkg-plist ports/devel/automake/files patch-ab patch-ad Message-ID: <200110250603.f9P63AY60484@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <20011024144228.C12307@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at "Oct 24, 2001 02:42:28 pm"
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> > > 2. Pre-create Makefile.in/configure with the whatever version of > > autocrap you favorite port requires and then add those files > > as patches in the FILESDIR or PATCHFILE at the MASTER_SITE_LOCAL. > > I am not using this in port building -- I am using automake+autoconf the > way it was intended to be used -- by developers of software. > > > Actually the vendor of the code should be slapped over head for > > supplying distfile without those files, but that's a different > > story... > > They *DO*, but I am changing Makefile.am and configure.in and I MUST > generate new Makefile.in & configure before I can check my changes into > the FSF GCC & Binutils repo -- exactly so that your believe that vendors > supply those generated files happens. I can just say that my need for the new automake+autoconf is basically the same as David's. I need it to help in the development of ntp. The distfile, that will be made available when the new ntp release becomes available, will have configure etc. included. John -- John Hay -- John.Hay@icomtek.csir.co.za To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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