Re: [bug-gnulib] ensure that generated files are read-only

[Bruce Korb]

Bruno Haible wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>
> > I learned long enough ago that
> > files like Makefile, Makefile.in, configure, etc. are generated,
> > so that their being writable isn't a big deal.  But still, for
> > novices, ...
>
>
> Would it help you if we consequently mark every generated file (except
> generated doc - info, html, pdf, ps) with
>
>     DO NOT EDIT! GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY!
>
> in the first or second line?
>
> Bruno

Or maybe both of these lines :)

  -*- buffer-read-only: t -*- vi: set ro:
  DO NOT EDIT! GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY!