Re: texi in CVS?

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

Philipp K. Janert wrote:

> Apparently, the file
> 	gnuplot.texi
> is under CVS version control. Shouldn't just
> the master (ie gnuplot.doc) be in CVS, since
> all other files are built from it?

Should: yes.  The general rule is that files generated from others 
shouldn't go into version control themselves.  I.e. no Makefile.in, no 
Makefile, no configure, no gnuplot.info, and no gnuplot.texi.

But some people strongly objected to the idea that this would require 
everyone building from CVS to have Emacs...

The same objections keep us from installing a normal rule to rebuild 
gnuplot.texi automatically.  A CVS checkout jumbles timestamps, so even 
with gnuplot.texi in CVS, it would be rebuilt on most fresh checkouts.