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

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Feb 3, 2011, 18:01 UTC
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Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net> writes:
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> This has _nothing_ about any autoconf convention.  GNU autoconf requires 
> stupid things like having a bunch of files such as CREDITS, INSTALL, 
> CHANGELOG, and other whatnots even if you have nothing to put in them, 
> in which case they still have to be there but empty.  It also dictates 
> the exact name your directories must have, etc.
That's automake, not autoconf (and only the default automake operation).
Andreas.
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Message 6 of 15 in “Re: [1.8.0] reorganize the mess that the source tree has become”
  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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