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[sr #110417] Do not generate a back up file when running autoreconf
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[sr #110417] Do not generate a back up file when running autoreconf |
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Tue, 5 Jan 2021 07:35:48 -0500 (EST) |
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Summary: Do not generate a back up file when running
autoreconf
Project: Autoconf
Submitted by: None
Submitted on: Tue 05 Jan 2021 12:35:46 PM UTC
Category: None
Priority: 5 - Normal
Severity: 1 - Wish
Status: None
Privacy: Public
Assigned to: None
Originator Email: nuquaquaraqua@gmail.com
Open/Closed: Open
Discussion Lock: Any
Operating System: None
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Details:
Moving from autoconf v2.69 to v2.70, autoconf started to generate back-up
files of the configure script by appending a tilde ~. Give the opportunity to
the user to disable this behaviour, that is, do never generate a configure~.
The following is the response from Zack Weinberg to this request in the
mailing list on 04/Jan/2021:
> It is not currently possible to disable this. (The offending code is
> `sub update_file` in $prefix/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm; if
> you look at it, you will see that the suffix used for the backup file
> can be changed with the $SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable,
> but there isn't any way to tell it not to create the backup at all.)
> Because FileUtils.pm is shared with Automake, changes require
> coordination between the two projects and take even longer than
> normal. Would you please file an issue for this feature request,
> using https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?func=additem&group=autoconf
> (you may need to create an account) so we don't forget about it?
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