Jeffrey Altman wrote:
>
> > > Yes, you're right. I've also to admit that Autoconf is very
> > > Unix-centric. Hmmm... that's a good point we shouldn't forget...
> >
> > I think it boils down to the question what tools we want the developer
> > force to install on his machine. Currently she will need to install
> > Perl on WinNt which is not provided by default. May we ask the Cygnus
> > Tools to be installed, so we can use bash and only have to port the M4
> > macros?
> > The new build mechanism for Mozilla uses autoconf and the CDK on Win32
> > to some extend. It might be worthwhile to look there.
> >
> > But there is more than Linux/Unix and Win32. Are there gnu tools on QNX?
>
> I would prefer to not have to have the Cygnus tools on my system.
>
> Perl is part of the NT Resource Kit which ships to all Microsoft
> Developer Network subscribers.
Hmm... This brings me to another idea. Something similar was proposed on
slashdot a few days back:
Would it be possible to port autoconf/m4 to Perl?
make the whole thing run in Perl from start to finish. Are there other
projects that would benefit from this as well? That would end this
discussion once and for all, and for all projects, since Perl ports
are proliferating like rabbits.
just an idea.
mfg lutz
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