On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:40:43 +0200 Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Tony Houghton <h...@realh.co.uk> wrote: > > I think writing build scripts in a language like python is very nice > > (autoconf is too slow, let's use python, spot the irony :)) but I've > > found waf and scons don't really suit my needs. So I'm writing my > > own which combines python with a simple and flexible concept of > > make-like rules and dependencies. > > cmake does support parallel builds. > > 2cts Do you mean in its (equivalent of) configure stage? cmake was on my shortlist too, but I decided not to commit to it because its documentation looked a little weak unless you're prepared to buy a book which is quite expensive, especially outside the US. Additionally, I think the fact that it works by generating makefiles would make it share some of the drawbacks that brings to automake. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111017170649.6873f551@tiber