Re: [PATCH 1/2] preproc: add support for relative names in included fragments
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Stefano Lattarini wrote: A substantial blocker for converting large packages to non-recursive builds will be eliminated. Considerable time and electricity will be saved. By chance, do you plan to start using the feature in some package of yours, even before it lands in a released Automake version? I'm asking because it could be some months before the next minor (non-bug-fixing) Automake release. I might be convinced to test it with GraphicsMagick (presumably a collection of sed substitutions would be sufficient to edit the Makefiles) but would not want to release any software based on an unreleased Automake. Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer,http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
Re: [PATCH 1/2] preproc: add support for relative names in included fragments
On 02/14/2013 03:53 PM, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Stefano Lattarini wrote: > >> From: Peter Rosin >> >> The rationale for this change is that it is annoying to have >> to repeat the directory name when including a Makefile fragment. >> For deep directory structures these repeats can generate a lot >> of bloat. It also hinders reuse and easy directory restructuring >> if all Makefile fragments have to know exactly where they live. > > I was not aware that it is my birthday today but it sure feels like > it now after reading this email. Much thanks to Peter and Stefano > for implementing this. > Note that it's Peter the one who should have most of the credit, since he was the one who set things in motion, wrote all of the code and documentation (I basically just added tests and did very minor tweaks), and put up with my nitpicks and bikeshedding. So thanks Peter! And of course, thanks to anyone else who has contributed feedback and suggestions. > A substantial blocker for converting large packages to non-recursive > builds will be eliminated. Considerable time and electricity will > be saved. By chance, do you plan to start using the feature in some package of yours, even before it lands in a released Automake version? I'm asking because it could be some months before the next minor (non-bug-fixing) Automake release. Best regards, Stefano
Re: [PATCH 1/2] preproc: add support for relative names in included fragments
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Stefano Lattarini wrote: From: Peter Rosin The rationale for this change is that it is annoying to have to repeat the directory name when including a Makefile fragment. For deep directory structures these repeats can generate a lot of bloat. It also hinders reuse and easy directory restructuring if all Makefile fragments have to know exactly where they live. I was not aware that it is my birthday today but it sure feels like it now after reading this email. Much thanks to Peter and Stefano for implementing this. A substantial blocker for converting large packages to non-recursive builds will be eliminated. Considerable time and electricity will be saved. Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bfrie...@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer,http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
