Re: [HACKERS] Removing derived files from CVS

> I have been looking into what it would take to remove derived files
> from the CVS repository, and it doesn't look bad at all. I propose
> we do so before 6.5 beta.
>
> In case anyone's forgotten: the issue is derived files, such as gram.c,
> which we currently keep in the CVS repository even though they are not
> master source files. Doing so causes a number of headaches, including
> wasted time to check in and check out updates to both master and derived
> files, unreasonable bulk of the CVS files for these derived files,
> errors due to timestamp skew (after checking out, it can look like you
> have an up-to-date derived file when you do not), etc etc.

We have not been able to reliably make releases with the proper
timestamps on gram.c, which is critical for end-users, so any change
that will make this gram.c more automatic is welcomed by me.

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