Q: what files to version control in an autoconf-ed project?

[Jeremy Henty]

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:25:07PM +0100, Magnus Therning wrote:

> These are the files I tend to check in in Gnome-related stuff:
> 
> AUTHORS
> Makefile.am
> README
> autogen.sh
> ChangeLog
> NEWS
> TODO
> configure.ac
> 
> You might want a few other files depending on your usage of autoconf
> and libtool, but I don't  have stuff around that does anything other
> than basic stuff.

So you're checking in the absolute minimum, no generated files at all?
I guess  that makes sense,  particularly as I've seen  projects suffer
unnecessary conflicts  when generated files were checked  in.  I still
find it  odd that "make maintainer-clean" leaves  some generated files
behind.  You'd  think it  obvious to have  a clean target  that really
wipes the slate clean and  I'm surprised autotools doesn't provide it,
given their "everything plus the kitchen sink" approach.

Cheers,

Jeremy Henty