* Miriam Ruiz: > 2007/12/26, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> This the issue, but I think it could be more widespread. It turns out >> that the package in question (tar) was last uploaded before the >> autotools were finalized for etch, so the copying is not a no-op in this >> particular case (but I hope that the update does not introduce >> functional changes). > > Well, it seems quite widespread to copy autotools config.sub and > config.guess files from autotools-dev in clean (I personally prefer to > do that in configure, and to remove config.{sub,guess,log,status} in > clean, so that diff files are cleaner, but I guess that might be > personal taste), are you referring to that, or to something else?
Okay, okay. It's probably a good idea. I'm going to file a bug on Policy. I've no idea what the language addressing this should look like, but I think we really should bring Policy closer to existing practice (and not the other way round, as I first thought). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]