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Re: Cannot build latest CVS setup


Brian Dessent wrote:
I don't know what --enable-maintainer-mode actually does

It turns on several makefile rules related to the automatic running of autoconf and automake when files such as Makefile.am, configure.in, etc. change.


Unless you are working on the build system, it's pretty much irrelevant. The reason it is an option at all is to protect things from breaking for people who don't have autoconf, etc. installed, should the timestamps on the files get mixed up.

Max.


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