From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: removing .elc files for `make bootstrap' Date: 19 Apr 2004 07:42:01 +0900 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87d664nc1y.fsf@tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1082327891 16592 80.91.224.253 (18 Apr 2004 22:38:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:38:11 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Mon Apr 19 00:38:04 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BFKvM-0007kM-00 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:38:04 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BFKvM-0000YF-00 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 00:38:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BFKsk-0006ri-MO for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:35:22 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BFKs8-0006dP-8h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:34:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BFKrX-00066k-U5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:34:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [203.216.5.131] (helo=smtp01.fields.gol.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BFKrX-00066g-GZ; Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:34:07 -0400 Original-Received: from filter01.fields.gol.com ([203.216.5.148] helo=localhost) by smtp01.fields.gol.com with esmtp (Magnetic Fields) id 1BFKrW-0007Lp-JK; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:34:06 +0900 Original-Received: from yokohama2-61-203-152-182.ap.0038.net ([61.203.152.182] helo=tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp) by smtp01.fields.gol.com with asmtp (Magnetic Fields) id 1BFKrW-0007Lm-2R; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:34:06 +0900 Original-Received: by tc-1-100.kawasaki.gol.ne.jp (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B98D02F95; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 07:42:01 +0900 (JST) Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Original-Lines: 13 X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS GOL X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:21860 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:21860 Any objection to me changing `make bootstrap' to remove all .elc files at the beginning? Their presence can cover up bugs[*], and as they all get recompiled by make bootstrap anyway, initially removing them shouldn't appreciably lengthen the time required for the bootstrap. [*] See the recent emacs-devel thread `Subject: batch-bytecomp backtrace?' Thanks, -Miles -- "I distrust a research person who is always obviously busy on a task." --Robert Frosch, VP, GM Research