[Linux-ha-dev] tools/ccdv

[Dejan Muhamedagic]

Hi,

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 11:19:50AM +0000, David Lee wrote:
> 
> Someone has reported (on the main "linux-ha" list) a problem building on
> Solaris.  One of the aspects was "tools/ccdv".  So I started looking...
> 
> In "tools/Makefile.am" the program "ccdv" seems to get special treatment
> (which always makes me suspicious!), as if it's trying to bypass
> 'automake'.  But there is no explanation about why it needs this special
> treatment at all (except for a non-very-meaningful comment in the middle
> of the definition of a different program).
> 
> So while I'm visiting this, is there any reason not to simplify this right
> down to the usual 'automake' behaviour?
> 
> That obscure comment said "...auto-built but not auto-cleaned".  Does
> anyone know why is it necessary to avoid this being auto-cleaned?  Etc.
> Can I go ahead and normalise (and so simplify) this to the usual
> 'automake' practice?

No objections here :)  But I have no idea why did it get such a
special treatment.

Thanks,

Dejan

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