I don't see any problem in removing auto-generated files from svn. I already have a script that makes a distribution tarball, and it already builds Doxygen documentation/PDF. I can just add autoreconf/configure to this script. 2006/7/23, Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh <ilya@total-knowledge.com>:
One of the most annoying things (next to not having changelists at all) is having to wade through tons of diffs of generated files (like Makefile.in, configure, etc) Best way to handle this, is, of course, to convert to Adon/Banai, but I don't have time right now to do that right. So, what I'm going to do, if noone objects, is remove all generated files, and create a little script that will call auto-crap. When someone checks out fresh svn repository, he'll have to call that script first, to generate Makefile.in, configure, and all other stuff. Of course, for shipping tarballs, we'll have to include those files. Simplest way to do that is to call make dist (if memory serves me right), which will update everything and will package all required files (no more no less). -- Ilya A. Volynets-Evenbakh Total Knowledge. CTO http://www.total-knowledge.com
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