Re: [AMBER-Developers] config.h

From: Thorsten M Woelfle <twoelfle.sdsc.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:09:42 +0100

Hi,

Native windows does not need it and congratulations, Dave!

Greetings,

Thorsten

On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Jason Swails wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have a problem with turning the config.h file in $AMBERHOME/src
> (which is copied at the end of configure) into a symlink (or hard link) in
> the Amber source directory? I can't think of many good reasons to make it a
> standalone copy (since I don't think the two files should really differ, but
> others may have different opinions). As far as building Amber, since
> AmberTools libraries are built for Amber to link to, changing config.h in
> $AMBERHOME/src and having that *not* fix the issue (because it happened in
> PBSA or SQM which is using AmberTools' config.h) is confusing and annoying
> (and counterintuitive I think).
>
> I'm not sure whether it should be a hard link (you can delete the AmberTools
> config.h and be fine) or a soft link (delete the AmberTools config.h and the
> one in Amber points to nothing). I think that more depends on how
> standalone Amber is from AmberTools (and how we want to portray that, too).
>
> In the case we want to go the way of the link, I have a (2-line) commit
> ready to push.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks!
> Jason
>
> --
> Jason M. Swails
> Quantum Theory Project,
> University of Florida
> Ph.D. Candidate
> 352-392-4032
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