svn commit: r284345 - in head: . bin/cat bin/chflags bin/chio bin/chmod bin/cp bin/csh bin/date bin/dd bin/df bin/domainname bin/echo bin/ed bin/expr bin/freebsd-version bin/getfacl bin/hostname bi...

[Julian Elischer]

On 6/15/15 5:43 AM, Simon J. Gerraty wrote:
> Dimitry Andric <dim at freebsd.org> wrote:
>> Some questions about this commit, which I'm sure more people must have:
> Sure, good questions and as you say, many likely thinking the same.
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>> * Was it really necessary to commit hundreds of clearly generated files?
> Short answer is "yes" - since they are actually what makes the build
> work.
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>> * Couldn't these be generated on the fly, or with some "make depend" like command?
> The whole point is to avoid that overhead.
As long as there is a REALLY EASY WAY to regenerate them and it's well 
documented,
(preferably in each generated file) and regenerating them generates 
EXACTLY the same output
each time unless there is a source change, (so svn doesn't see a 
change if there is none)
then I guess having them checked in is ok. (though a bit "yucky").
I'd like the ability to make a full make however that DOES regenerate 
them if I feel I have the time.
>
>> * How to update these files, if you change anything in the 'real' Makefiles?
> For now don't worry about it, those of us that want to build/play with
> meta mode will take care of updating them.
>
> Simply building in meta mode is all that is needed to update them.
>
>> * Or are you now the maintainer of these .depend files? :-)
> For now, yes.
> I think that's the only reasonable approach at this early stage.
>
> Thanks
> --sjg
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