FreeTDS Development Group

["Mark J. Lilback" <mark AT lilback.com>]

At 1:48 PM +1100 11/9/2001, James Cameron wrote:
> Peter Harvey wrote:
> >  NOTE: All of the files generated by Makefile.cvs should probably NOT be
> >  in cvs.
>
> Yes, I've mentioned that.  Most other projects avoid putting any such
> files into CVS, thus requiring people who use CVS to download the
> package to have a current set of tools.

I really prefer them being there, especially if the tools are going 
to be updated on a regular basis. First,, because using those tools 
is a barrier to entry for people -- I have no understanding of them 
or what they do, and I'd rather spend time coding than figuring out 
how to use them.

Second, as Brian pointed out, updating tools isn't the easiest thing 
on all systems. I installed SSH when Mac OS 10.0 came out, and then 
Apple added it in a different location with the 10.0.3 update. I 
ended up having all kinds of nightmares because of this.

If the tools didn't have version dependencies, no big deal. But from 
what's been described, having to synch all versions could be a real 
headache.

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