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From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hg ignore libxl lex/yacc detritus
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:02:07 +0100
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On 21/07/2010 17:59, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com> wrote:

> So, really, it may be we either need to remove the checked-in generated
> files, or comment out the rules that build those generated files. Because we
> can't rely on the file modification times being 'right' in a fresh checkout.

My preference would be to delete the checked-in generated files. Then either
declare old flex/bison to be simply unsupported, or avoid depending on
whatever feature it is that is not supported in those old flex/bison
versions. Checking in the generated output is a cheap hack workaround.

 -- keir