[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] build: fix make checkheaders in out-of-tree builds

[James Almer]

On 1/23/2016 6:44 PM, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote:
> On 23.01.2016 22:39, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
>> On 1/23/2016 9:36 PM, Andreas Cadhalpun wrote:
>>> Do you have a better idea?
>>
>> Yes, don't do it, full stop.
> 
> I could just as well suggest you to not use such weird environments.
> 
>> Is the feature here (bit exact builds out of tree) worth
>> all the hacks?
> 
> The hacks are only for MSVC.
> It's also not only about bitexactness, but also about the usefulness
> of the created debugging information.
> 
>> In my gut: no. Several others have expressed the same opinion.
> 
> Several others have expressed a different opinion.

Guts and opinions aside, this is still broken for some.
Either it's fixed for everyone, or fully reverted.