Re: cache directory is not removed

[Akim Demaille]

| I don't think anyone was advocating removing the autom4te.cache
| creation, and I'm sure that there are valid uses for it. Yes, I also find
| the amount of time it takes for autoconf to finish annoying, but when
| you're working in a CVS directory, it's annoying to have this directory
| there...

Are you *serious*?  Should I suggest .cvsignore?

| and when you go to do a release, you don't want that directory
| there. It's extra work, is all. 

What's the relationship with a release?

| As I said in a different post, sometimes the configure is automatically
| regenerated during a snapshot release, say. In those cases, it's extra
| work to remove this directory.

No, it's wonderful to see that, since it should just never happen.