RTEMS Frequently Asked Questions
RTEMS uses automake, therefore never, ever, ever edit Makefile.ins, Makefiles, configure or other auto* generated files. Changes to them will be swapped away soon and will get lost.
Instead edit the sources (eg.: Makefile.ams, configure.ins) auto* generated files are generated from directly.
If sending patches always send Makefile.ams and configure.ins.
Sending Makefile.ins, Makefiles and configure scripts is pretty much useless.
If sending larger patches, consider removing all auto* generated files
by running bootstrap -c (cf. See ./bootstrap)
before running diff to cut a patch.
If you don't understand what this is all about, try start getting familiar with auto* tools by reading autoconf.info and automake.info, or feel free to ask for assistance on the RTEMS Mailing List (See Are there any mailing lists?.
RTEMS Frequently Asked Questions
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