We have
discussed how we want to maintain some of the
automake files in the source tree
after a package is
converted to cmake. Those files provide us an historical
record of what was.
I would expect that historical data is available through the
revision
system (Git) at least? Cluttering the source packages with
unused files
doesn't really seem like the best idea to me.
Where is the clutter? Every automake package still has that file.
They are small text files with important information, requiring less storage space than
other automake files retained in the directory. :)
I don't find those files on my local GIT repository for the cmake converted packages.
The current cmake conversions took place before the SVN to GIT migration and I suspect
those files are not part of GIT.
Darrell