libgetopt++ and setup and libstdc++

[Robert Collins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com] 

> > *** IMPORTANT ***
> > libgetopt++ does not store the autotool created files in CVS. You'll
> > need to run ./bootstrap.sh in it's source dir to create them.
> > *****************
> > 
> 
> That's goes against the FSF standard and the recommendations 
> of the autotools groups themselves.  You shouldn't require 
> the user to have the autotools installed.  That's the reason 
> every package always has all of the needed files for 
> configure to execute.

Perhaps I wasn't clear. This is only for CVS. Distributions and -src
packages will naturally have the autotool generated files included.

However, CVS is _not_ a distribution, and anyone developing from CVS
will require the autotool suite if they make any non-trivial changes.

That's part of why AM_MAINTAINER_MODE exists, and what 'make dist-all'
is for.

If I was clear, and you still think CVS should have those files...

http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_43.html#SEC43
paragraph 4. The bootstrap recipe is what I follow, and it's been very
reliable and easy to use on several projects.

Rob