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Re: [1.8.0] reorganize the mess that the source tree has become

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GSGeorge Spelvin <linux@horizon.com>
Date
Feb 2, 2011, 02:29 UTC
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For what it's worth, I don't see the "cleanup".

If it significantly reduced the size of the largest directory, that would be a win. But moving everything into src/ doesn't do that.

If there's a way to divide the source into cohesive subunits, that would be great. A programmer could ignore whole subdirectories when working on something.

But just moving the whole existing pile into a subdirectory "because everyone else does it" is not a reason; that's superstition.

Having to type "src/" a lot more often is definitely a downside.
Heck, that's one thing I actively dislike about GNU autoconf conventions.
If there's a compelling reason to change, could someone please describe it?
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  1. George SpelvinFeb 2, 2011
  2. Erik Faye-LundFeb 2, 2011
  3. Pascal ObryFeb 2, 2011
  4. Nicolas PitreFeb 3, 2011
  5. Miles BaderFeb 3, 2011
  6. Andreas SchwabFeb 3, 2011
  7. Eugene SajineFeb 3, 2011
  8. Hilco WijbengaFeb 3, 2011
  9. Miles BaderFeb 4, 2011
  10. Tor ArntsenFeb 4, 2011
  11. Jakub NarebskiFeb 4, 2011
  12. Erik Faye-LundFeb 4, 2011
  13. [1.8.0] Re: reorganize the mess that the source tree has becomeNicolas Sebrecht, Feb 4, 2011
  14. Drew NorthupFeb 4, 2011
  15. [1.8.0] Re: reorganize the mess that the source tree has becomeNicolas Sebrecht, Feb 5, 2011

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