bug#52669: 29.0.50; build failure: ‘Qsqlitep’ undeclared

[Ken Brown]

On 12/20/2021 5:42 PM, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > * Glenn Morris <etz@tah.bet> [2021-12-20 17:21:43 -0500]:
> >
> > Ken Brown wrote:
> >
> > > The second one doesn't exist in a clean source tree.
> >
> > Indeed. I think attempting an out-of-tree build without first
> > (dist)cleaning up any previous in-tree build is a user-error.
>
> I am not sure I agree with this.
> While I never build in-tree (except accidentally), I see no reason why
> in-tree and out-of-tree builds should not be able to co-exist.

They should be able to co-exist only if the build system is designed to allow 
it.  This strikes me as an unnecessary maintenance burden.  I think it's more 
reasonable to expect people to make sure they're building from a clean source 
tree when they get unexpected build errors.

Ken