From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtpout2.vodafonemail.de (smtpout2.vodafonemail.de [145.253.239.133]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 90D7A3858426 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:42:29 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 90D7A3858426 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=nexgo.de Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=nexgo.de Received: from smtp.vodafone.de (smtpa04.fra-mediabeam.com [10.2.0.35]) by smtpout2.vodafonemail.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id C091660A0A for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:42:28 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nexgo.de; s=vfde-smtpout-mb-15sep; t=1632033748; bh=+S5dwWFhOiL6UdtMwM1cyVuVeaK19ag6tzSHpmEWzn4=; h=From:To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To; b=D5gJPV3EYjkF5Y3qi+gYKfQJLx52nowHuj6kqK7veYpvX8LpvQbR1MfiMjPKdzLco A0kedC0iP3ZaphMV9PkQAopVESqo5OyXDY92aJ7QuHRQD0tyDCG5r+Ey7WgI/oUYjw cxoD71l2YZah3pBK5M+E2MaWItXBCWvJ0MzZ57uc= Received: from Otto (p54a0cb96.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.160.203.150]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.vodafone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7D9441401BE for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:42:27 +0000 (UTC) From: ASSI To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] cygwin 3.3.0-0.1.9814cfd8f693 (TEST) References: <64c9fbd9-a370-ec24-a538-c0eed5b93341@cornell.edu> <765b6a51-10eb-d801-cd66-6d457bf56748@towo.net> <595331aa-6f14-fb96-8a32-1234c2dabb5b@cornell.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:42:26 +0200 In-Reply-To: ("Hans-Bernhard =?utf-8?Q?Br=C3=B6ker=22's?= message of "Sun, 19 Sep 2021 02:49:42 +0200") Message-ID: <87k0jdf4ml.fsf@Otto.invalid> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-Ad: Categorized by eleven eXpurgate (R) http://www.eleven.de X-purgate: This mail is considered clean (visit http://www.eleven.de for further information) X-purgate: clean X-purgate-size: 959 X-purgate-ID: 155817::1632033747-00006056-6000586A/0/0 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3030.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_SHORT, RCVD_IN_BARRACUDACENTRAL, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:42:31 -0000 Hans-Bernhard Br=C3=B6ker writes: > It _is_ very surprising for tarballs, though. Those are generally > expected to be buildable without having to run autoconf, automake,=20 > gettext, etc. To provide a different data point: I generally remove all obviously generated files before even starting to look at the rest of the build if I use a release tarball. > I'm pretty sure the GNU coding standards have required > it since day 1. Automake generates tons of makefile real estate just > for this. I don't see that requirement in the current document: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html There is a requirement that the sources for such files are provided alongside the instruction on how to re-generate them. Regards, Achim. --=20 +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds