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+++ b/README-builds.html Fri Aug 30 10:13:25 2013 +0200
@@ -1210,19 +1210,18 @@
<blockquote>
<p>
- <b>Q:</b> The <code>configure</code> file looks horrible!
+ <b>Q:</b> The <code>generated-configure.sh</code> file looks horrible!
How are you going to edit it?
<br>
- <b>A:</b> The <code>configure</code> file is generated (think
+ <b>A:</b> The <code>generated-configure.sh</code> file is generated (think
"compiled") by the autoconf tools. The source code is
- in <code>configure.ac</code> various .m4 files in common/autoconf,
- which are
- much more readable.
+ in <code>configure.ac</code> and various .m4 files in common/autoconf,
+ which are much more readable.
</p>
<p>
<b>Q:</b>
- Why is the <code>configure</code> file checked in,
+ Why is the <code>generated-configure.sh</code> file checked in,
if it is generated?
<br>
<b>A:</b>
@@ -1237,13 +1236,29 @@
<p>
<b>Q:</b>
Do you require a specific version of autoconf for regenerating
- <code>configure</code>?
+ <code>generated-configure.sh</code>?
<br>
<b>A:</b>
- Currently, no, but this will likely be the case when things have
- settled down a bit more. (The reason for this is to avoid
- large spurious changes in <code>configure</code>
- in commits that made small changes to <code>configure.ac</code>).
+ Yes, version 2.69 is required and should be easy
+ enough to aquire on all supported operating
+ systems. The reason for this is to avoid
+ large spurious changes in <code>generated-configure.sh</code>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>Q:</b>
+ How do you regenerate <code>generated-configure.sh</code>
+ after making changes to the input files?
+ <br>
+ <b>A:</b>
+ Regnerating <code>generated-configure.sh</code>
+ should always be done using the
+ script <code>common/autoconf/autogen.sh</code> to
+ ensure that the correct files get updated. This
+ script should also be run after mercurial tries to
+ merge <code>generated-configure.sh</code> as a
+ merge of the generated file is not guaranteed to
+ be correct.
</p>
<p>