RTEMS 4.6.6 On-Line Library

Keeping auto* generated files in CVS

RTEMS Frequently Asked Questions

When using CVS to archive source code, problems arise from keeping generated files in CVS. In general, two possible solutions exist:

Find a way to get correct timestamps after checking out the sources from CVS. Some people try to achieve this by
- carefully checking in files into CVS in appropriate order
- applying scripts to fix timestamps accordingling (eg. by applying touch and find).
Not keeping generated files in CVS, but regenerate them after having checked them out from CVS.

RTEMS favors the the latter variant, because it appears to be less error-prone and easier to handle (cf. ./bootstrap for details).

RTEMS Frequently Asked Questions