On Fri, 12 Jan 2007, Martin Jenkins wrote:
Housekeeping - it keeps the built objects separate from the source objects. If you're building more than one version it keeps the built objects separate from other built objects. Python & wxWidgets use the same "build elsewhere" approach. You can build in the source directory if you want to, but you'll lose ability of cleaning up the build with a simple "deltree" or "rm -rf".
Martin, Thank you. I suspected that was the case, but I didn't realize that someone would want to build different versions from the same source. I tend to 'rm -rf' the sorce directories of applications after they're built and installed. There are some exceptions, of course, where files in that directory are needed by the binary, but most of the time it works for me. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | The Environmental Permitting Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Accelerator(TM) <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
