[bug-inetutils] Re: gnulib

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   Gnulib files are typically not autogenerated -- they are
   hand-maintained source code files.

In my book they are autogenerated, we do not update them "manually", a
script does it for us.  We don't have any control over what we pull in
other than `get the latest'.

   I believe auto-generated files like those generated by autoconf and
   automake should not be in CVS, and other files, that people are
   likely to edit, should be in CVS.

It is unlikley that you will ever edit gnulib stuff, any changes you
do will get lost in the next update.  It is like editing configure
directly.

   Another way to look at it is this: It is useful to be able to do
   cvs diff or C-x v = on a gnulib file, in case you need to work on
   the file.  I don't believe it is ever useful to be able to do cvs
   diff or C-x v = on a autoconf/automake generated file.

Could you explain why this would be useful? The changes would get lost
in the next update.  If I find a bug in gnulib, then I would fetch a
copy of gnulib and fix the bug there.  Same thing with autoconf.