On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:21:01 +0000, Nicholas Clark <n...@ccl4.org> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 03:14:30PM +0000, Nicholas Clark wrote: > >> I'm not sure whose fault this hateful incompetence is - the authors of scons, >> or the authors of the package's SConstruct file. But, frankly, I don't care. >> What is the point of having the ability to have local help information, if >> it's not possible to read it unless you meet the package prerequisites? >> Which, you know, might be why I'm looking for help. > > Oh yes, and there is no warning, let alone error, if you supply an unknown > option. It's silently ignored. So God help you, because scons doesn't > want to: > > $ scons --any --crap --you --like > > scons: *** No SConstruct file found. > File "/usr/lib/scons/SCons/Script/Main.py", line 825, in _main
make is a steaming heap of festering hate, with putrid, hate-filled maggots writhing out of it. Everything which has tried to replicate or improve upon it makes it look attractive and appealing. Like OS X looks right up until the day you buy a mac. Matthew
