The 'compiled' directory is really necessary. Even if it is empty

5 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f287afa3..b1dc96d2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = compat geometry intl keycodes keymap m4 po rules semantics symbols types
+SUBDIRS = compat compiled geometry intl keycodes keymap m4 po rules semantics symbols types
 
 EXTRA_DIST= COPYING config.rpath mkinstalldirs  config.rpath \
        autogen.sh \
diff --git a/compiled/.cvsignore b/compiled/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..282522db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiled/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
diff --git a/compiled/Makefile.am b/compiled/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd89bfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiled/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+compiled_DATA = \
+README
+                                                                                          
+EXTRA_DIST= $(compiled_DATA)
+                                                                                          
+compileddir = $(xkb_base)/compiled
diff --git a/compiled/README b/compiled/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71caa2f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiled/README
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+The X server uses this directory to store the compiled version of the
+current keymap and/or any scratch keymaps used by clients.  The X server
+or some other tool might destroy or replace the files in this directory,
+so it is not a safe place to store compiled keymaps for long periods of
+time.  The default keymap for any server is usually stored in:
+     X<num>-default.xkm
+where <num> is the display number of the server in question, which makes
+it possible for several servers *on the same host* to share the same 
+directory.
+
+Unless the X server is modified, sharing this directory between servers on
+different hosts could cause problems.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8644c15e..7227525a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ AC_SUBST(xkb_rules_symlink)
 AC_OUTPUT([ intl/Makefile po/Makefile.in m4/Makefile 
 Makefile
 compat/Makefile
+compiled/Makefile
 geometry/Makefile
 geometry/digital.vndr/Makefile
 geometry/ibm.vndr/Makefile