how abouth this: http://buildconf.brlcad.org
2011/6/15 Michal Suchanek <hramr...@centrum.cz>: > On 15 June 2011 07:55, Matt Welland <estifo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> All of these alternative build systems are a PITA on one system or another. >> If it requires jam, cmake or anything that requires installing prerequisites >> 9 times out of 10 I won't even try that software unless there is a binary >> install available somewhere or a pre-assembled Makefile. >> >> I thought that from an end user perspective all that is needed with autoconf >> is sh. The requirement is on the developer to run autoconf before making the >> tar. I thought autoconf itself is not needed on the platform where the build >> is being done, correct?? > > So long as you get all the tests right, yes. > > However, in my experience most autotoolized projects require some > patches to random parts, and most often the auto* parts requiring the > auto* suite on the user's system. > > For a long time building on OS X required regenerating the auto* parts > of pretty much everything because only fresh autotools supported it, > and scripts generated by older tools failed (and everybody used some > random old autotools). That's for an experience from slightly exotic > platform. > > The alternatives usually require the configuration tool to be present > to generate *any* makefile skipping the intermediate shell script > step. > > This seems like a drawback but consider that > > - in many cases when you have to build the tools in question you > would have to build autotools to regenerate the shell script anyway > - the tools are available for most platforms anyway > - cross-building is an option for overly uncooperative exotic platforms > - not relying on the intermediate shell script makes maintenance and > dependency tracking easier > > I would like to see, eg. platforms supported by autotools out of the > box that don't have CMake or Python. > > Thanks > > Michal > _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users > -- Alexander Vladimirov <idkfa at idkfa dot org dot ru> _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
