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Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?
From: |
Zack Weinberg |
Subject: |
Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution? |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Dec 2020 20:13:29 -0500 |
On Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 6:37 PM Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>
wrote:
> I notice that the autoconf-2.70 tarball contains "hidden" files. Is
> this intentional?
>
> The "hidden" files are ".prev-version", ".version", and
> ".tarball-version".
>
Yes, that’s intentional. Those files record information copied out of the
git history. See build-aux/git-version-gen and maint.mk.
zw
>
- Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Bob Friesenhahn, 2020/12/08
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?,
Zack Weinberg <=
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Bob Friesenhahn, 2020/12/09
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Bruno Haible, 2020/12/09
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Paul Eggert, 2020/12/09
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Jim Meyering, 2020/12/09
- Re: Hidden files in autoconf 2.70 distribution?, Dmitry V. Levin, 2020/12/09