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Re: ./configure & .deps directory
- To: "Derek R. Price" <derek dot price at openavenue dot com>
- Subject: Re: ./configure & .deps directory
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Date: 20 Dec 2000 18:36:24 -0700
- Cc: automake at gnu dot org
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- Reply-To: tromey at redhat dot com
>>>>> "Derek" == Derek R Price <derek.price@openavenue.com> writes:
Derek> Is there a good reason the configure script creates
Derek> $(top_builddir)/.deps during the test that sets $DEPDIR and
Derek> doesn't delete it again? Besides some developer or other
Derek> needing sleep? ;)
Derek> My distribution certainly doesn't seem to need that directory
Derek> sitting around...
This directory is needed by the dependency tracking implementation.
I agree though that this macro is mysterious. Why doesn't it create
`_deps' if that is what is chosen?
Tom