>|make (or derivatives) is the only logical system to use for the build
>|system of code-based projects - the difference between make and a
>|shell script is that make only rebuilds files which need to be rebuilt
>|(so, for example, if you changed mtxdoc.tex, Dirk's Makefile would
>|not rebuil
On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 02:44:07AM +0200, Bob Tennent wrote:
>
> But you might want to ask Dirk why he set it up the way he did.
Back in 2005 I couldn't think of a better way to do it. The best way
to see how dated the stuff is, is to notice that there is still a rule
for making a LaserJet versi
Bob Tennent wrote:
> >|>... I wouldn't think that Windows users would >|>have any interest
> in constructing mtxdoc.pdf from scratch.
> >|
> >|I've been responsible for creating extensive revisions of musixdoc,
> >|which is >|a more complex document than mtxdoc, and I did all the work
> in >|
>|>... I wouldn't think that Windows users would
>|>have any interest in constructing mtxdoc.pdf from scratch.
>|
>|I've been responsible for creating extensive revisions of musixdoc,
>|which is
>|a more complex document than mtxdoc, and I did all the work in
>|Windows. So I
>|have more tha
Bob Tennent wrote
>... I wouldn't think that Windows users would
>have any interest in constructing mtxdoc.pdf from scratch.
I've been responsible for creating extensive revisions of musixdoc, which is
a more complex document than mtxdoc, and I did all the work in Windows. So I
have more than a
On Tue, May 03, 2011 at 12:39:44PM +0200, Bob Tennent wrote:
>
> Dirk: Shouldn't you be following your own advice? Re-write the Makefile
> in Lua (and only use tools available on every platform)!
>
It's on my TODO list, but not at this moment very high up.
Dirk
---
>|(Lack of) progress report:
>|
>|1. In a Windows command window, I've succeeded in creating *.tex for
>|all of
>|the *.mtx, using only commands starting with
>|
>|"for %a in (*."
>|
>|In the process I figured out how to pass only the basenames of all
>|*.pmx to
>|musixflx with
>|
>|"f
Don Simons wrote:
> At that point it transitioned from adventure to slog, and I threw in the
> towel, leaving the keys to this forbidden kingdom to the Unix gurus for
> the time being.
Quick translation of the Makefile (I haven't tested it)
> make dvitarget
The effect of this statement is to cau
(Lack of) progress report:
1. In a Windows command window, I've succeeded in creating *.tex for all of
the *.mtx, using only commands starting with
"for %a in (*."
In the process I figured out how to pass only the basenames of all *.pmx to
musixflx with
"for %a in (*.pmx) do musixflx %~na"
2.
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