Re: build broken: no defun org-float-time. Who's guilty, and what does he propose?

[joakim]

Glenn Morris <address@hidden> writes:

>>>> A make that removed old .elc files and did bootstrap when needed is
>>>> the ideal solution. The second part is probably very hard.
>>>
>>> What we need IMO is a way to scan all the *.el files, look for
>>> `require', and generate Make dependencies between Lisp files.  Then
>>> this problem should be gone for good.
>
> Or we could just ask Stefan to install the patch he has to prefer .el
> files while building:
>
> http://emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=2061#92
>
> The level of hyperbole in the OP and the subject is rather extreme.
> Always run `make bootstrap' if you don't want to deal with these issues.
>
> Automated build testing is no use, since it cannot come round to your
> house and type `make bootstrap' for you.

Would it not be possible to have 2 sets of automated build tests? One
that tests a clean checkout, and one that shows the latest state of an
incremental build? I think automated build tests would be useful even
without testing incremental builds.

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Joakim Verona