Subject: Re: removal of "don't forget to make make depend" messages
To: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 01/30/2003 09:33:49
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 10:25:06AM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote:

> config(8) should know whether or not it has just created the kernel
> build directory, and it could make the "Don't forget to run \"make
> depend\"" message dependent on that condition.

Well, that's one condition where it needs to be done, another would be:
cvs update, build new config, configure for existing directory.

Let's not discuss if this is a sane aproach - there are cases outside
of config's controll where "make depend" is important. So let's just
keep the message.

Martin