Re: libpcre/pcre_chartables.c

["Kris Katterjohn" <katterjohn () gmail com>]

On 9/30/07, David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com> wrote:
> I keep seeing spurious changes to the file libpcre/pcre_chartables.c.
> It is present in the Subversion repository as a normal file. After a
> build, it becomes a symbolic link to libpcre/pcre_chartables.c.dist.
> After "make clean" it is removed. I usually have to remove and update
> the file before I can commit anything.
>
> pcre_chartables.c is an automatically generated file. In fact, the
> libpcre Makefile.am says
>
> ## This file is generated as part of the building process, so don't
> distribute.
>
> Is it okay to delete libpcre/pcre_chartables.c?
>
> David Fifield
Hey David,

I upgraded libpcre this last time, and IIRC that file is kept because it's
needed on Windows but I couldn't think of a way to handle it on there (like
the symlinking on UNIX).  I honestly don't exactly remember the problem, but
try removing it and compiling on Windows to see if it works.  I suck at
Windows building, so you may figure out a good solution.

Thanks,
Kris Katterjohn

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