Re: tarball should include m4-files needed for autoconf

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Scott Smith wrote:

> With Gentoo, every user is a developer.  And many users like to build
> stripped down versions of packages, which is why we use Gentoo in the
> first place (since it gives us control over the build process.)

	And developers know how to edit automake and autoconf files to
	build stripped down software.  If they don't then they're not
	developers in the usual meaning of the word ;)

> I agree that putting the m4 files in CVS is retarded, but I think

	I can agree with that <grin>.

	On the other hand why can't these so called "developers" find a 
	sdl.m4 file and pollute their local system rather than the 
	distribution tarball? :)

	Steven Schultz



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