[GRASS-dev] compile directions

[Glynn Clements]

Gerald Nelson wrote:

> There have been lots of emails recently about compiling issues, and
> one common thread is a question about whether you ran 'make distclean'
> first.
> 
> Is there any reason NOT to always run make distclean?

For developers, repeatedly re-compiling from scratch would be a major
nuisance.

> Should it be part of the standard directions?

I think so.

It should always be done before "cvs update".

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Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>